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Portland at Los Angeles

April 17, 2016
img10:35 PM Eastern
Premium Pick
1 unit on Los Angeles -8 (-115) (risk 1 to return 1.87)
Result:
WIN

Terry Stotts is a Coach of the Year candidate for getting the Portland Trailblazers into the playoffs after losing four starters from last year's team.  However, the Blazers have to face the red-hot Los Angeles Clippers, who have won six of their last seven games with the only loss being a meaningless season finale. The Clippers have covered the spread in five of its last six home games, and Portland is 1-4 ATS its last five games overall. The Blazers won the first meeting this season, but then lost the next three, including 96-94 on March 24 when Chris Paul and Jamal Crawford scored 25 points apiece and the Blazers were held to 40.0 percent from the floor. Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum combine to score 45.9 points per game for the Blazers, which accounts for nearly 44 percent of their offense. The Clippers are on a current 8-3 ATS run and get the call here. Back the Clippers in this one.

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