Will Clippers Step Up to Challenge?
The Los Angeles Clippers battle the Minnesota Timberwolves at STAPLES Center on Thursday night. The game will be televised nationally on TNT at 10:30 pm. The Clipshow begin their journey to stay relevant without Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. Paul had surgery on his thumb and is out 6-8 weeks, while Griffin is almost back from knee surgery. Oddsmakers opened with LA as -2.5-point favorites versus the Timberwolves. The game’s total opened at 201. Los Angeles was a 120-98 winner as they battled the OKC Thunder at home in their last game. Los Angeles covered in the matchup as a -8-point favorite. The 218 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Los Angeles plays 10 of its next 11 on the road. They could get Griffin back for some of that stretch. His return is being anticipated before the end of the month. The Timberwolves were a 122-114 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Spurs. They covered the +12-point spread as underdogs. The total score, of 236, made winners of OVER bettors. Minnesota was tied with the Los Angeles Lakers for 21st in the league in turnovers heading into Wednesday’s slate of games. This remains a huge problem. The Spurs cashed in 22 points on Timberwolves’ screwups compared to only two points for Minnesota.Betting Odds & Trends
| Minnesota Timberwolves | ||
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| Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games | ||
| Minnesota is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 6 games | ||
| Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road | ||
| Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road | ||
| Minnesota is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing LA Clippers | ||
| Minnesota is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games when playing LA Clippers | ||
| Minnesota is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games on the road against LA Clippers | ||
| Minnesota is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road against LA Clippers | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota’s last 11 games on the road against Clippers | ||
Los Angeles Clippers |
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| LA Clippers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games | ||
| LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers’s last 5 games | ||
| LA Clippers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home | ||
| LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home | ||
| The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Clippers’s last 8 games at home | ||
| LA Clippers is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games when playing Minnesota | ||
| LA Clippers is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games when playing at home against Minnesota | ||
| LA Clippers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota | ||
| The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Clippers’s last 11 games when playing at home against Minnesota | ||