Warriors vs. Clippers Betting Line

Written by:
Carrie Stroup
Published on:
Mar/31/2015
Warriors vs. Clippers Betting Line

Carrie Stroup here with your Warriors vs. Clippers betting line courtesy of Sportsbook.ag

    

Sportsbook.ag Line: Los Angeles -3.0, Total: 214.5

Two of the hottest teams in the league clash when the Warriors head to Los Angeles and face the Clippers Tuesday.

The Warriors faced the Bucks in Milwaukee on Saturday and won 108-95 as 5-point road favorites. Golden State has now won nine straight games and 14 of its past 15 SU. The team has covered in 10 of those victories and it has played excellent on both ends of the floor, scoring over 100 points in 14 of those 15 games and allow over 100 points in just three of them.

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The Clippers are hot themselves though, defeating the Celtics 119-106 as 6-point favorites in Boston for their seventh straight victory SU. Los Angeles had covered in five of those games and has been on a tear offensively, averaging 114.2 PPG over the past six contests. These teams have met three times this season and the Warriors are 2-1 SU and 1-1-1 ATS in those contests. The home team has won SU in all of the meetings and the Clippers are 7-2 SU and 6-3 ATS when hosting the Warriors over the past three seasons. Overall, however, Golden State is 10-8 SU and 10-7 ATS when facing Los Angeles in that time.

The Warriors are 9-1 ATS when playing with two days rest this season and are up against a Clippers team that is a lousy 4-12 ATS in home games after a combined score of 215 points or more this season. PF Draymond Green (Shin) is questionable for Golden State in this game and PF Blake Griffin (Elbow) is questionable for Los Angeles, which is already without SG Jamal Crawford (Calf) indefinitely.

 

The Warriors have been elite on both sides of the ball this season, putting up 109.8 PPG (1st in NBA) and allowing just 98.9 PPG (14th in NBA). PG Stephen Curry (23.7 PPG, 7.9 APG,4.3 RPG, 2.1 SPG) has been scorching hot lately, averaging 28.8 PPG and 7.0 APG on 55% shooting from the field and 61% shooting from three over the past five games. Curry will have his work cut out for him going against Chris Paul Tuesday and he’ll need to be at his best for his team to win.

 

SG Klay Thompson (21.7 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.9 APG, 1.1 SPG) has found his game after injuring his ankle, averaging 24.5 PPG over the past two games. Thompson is 9-for-17 from the outside in those contests and will need to exploit his mismatch against a much smaller J.J. Redick Tuesday. He is a very capable scorer in the post and will have a number of opportunities to shoot over the Clippers guard.

 

PF Draymond Green ( 11.8 PPG, 8.1 RPG, 3.6 APG, 1.6 SPG, 1.3 BPG) is questionable for this game and he’d be a big loss for Golden State, as he’s averaging 19.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 4.7 APG, 1.3 BPG and 1.3 SPG in three games against the Clips this season. If he is unable to go then PFs David Lee (8.2 PPG, 5.4 RPG) and Marreese Speights (10.7 PPG, 4.4 RPG) will need to step it up. The two combined for 24 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Milwaukee and must do more of the same if they are forced to play extended minutes opposite of Blake Griffin.

 

If there’s one team that can keep up with the Warriors’ scoring then it’s the Clippers. Los Angeles is averaging 106.6 PPG (2nd in NBA) this season and they have PG Chris Paul (18.8 PPG, 10.1 APG, 4.6 RPG, 1.9 SPG), who will not back down from the challenge of going at Steph Curry. In three games against the team this season, Paul is averaging 17.0 PPG, 9.0 APG, 4.7 RPG and 3.0 SPG. He’s been on a tear as of late though, averaging 22.0 PPG and 11.8 APG over the past five contests. Paul will need to be on his game in this one because he’ll need to outplay Curry in order to pick up a huge home victory.

 

PF Blake Griffin (21.8 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 5.1 APG) was experiencing some soreness in his recently injured elbow on Sunday. He is questionable for this game and would be a big loss for this team. Griffin is a guy that teams have to alter their gameplans for and the Clippers are a much worse team without him.

 

C DeAndre Jordan (11.4 PPG, 14.8 RPG, 2.2 BPG) will need to be ready to play at a high level if Griffin does not play. Jordan has been a monster recently, averaging 13.6 PPG, 16.6 RPG and 2.6 BPG on an absurd 74.4% shooting over the past five games. He has double-doubled in five straight contests and will need to be extremely active Tuesday.

 

Another player who will be crucial in this game is SG J.J. Redick (16.1 PPG). Redick had 27 points, five boards and four assists in 33 minutes against the Celtics on Sunday. He’s shooting a remarkable 56.7% from three over the past five games and will really have the Warriors on edge if he is knocking down his outside shots.

- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter

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