Los Angeles came through with a huge, 105-102 road win in Game 2, as Kawhi Leonard scored 39 points on 15-of-19 shooting. Nikola Jokic was a little off his game as he committed seven turnovers and missed four free throws for Denver. The Clippers have covered four straight versus teams with .600 winning percentages and the Nuggets are 0-4 ATS their past four first-round games. The Clippers have covered six of the past eight meetings, and Denver is just 6-13 ATS its past 19 games. Los Angeles has won nine of 10 and they are on a five-game home win streak. The Clippers are 30-20 ATS (60%) after a win this season, and they won and covered both meetings at home. The Nuggets have lost five of nine outright this month. Take the Clippers.
This pick was released to clients on April 23, 2025 at 1:18PM ET.
Denver at Los Angeles
April 24, 2025
2 units on Los Angeles -5 (-110) (risk 2 to return 3.82)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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