The Houston Rockets will tip off with the Los Angeles Clippers in Tinseltown and both of these teams are on nice winning streaks. The Clippers have won four straight games and now welcome former point guard Chris Paul back to the Staples Center after he suited up for the Clips for six seasons. The Rockets, on the other hand, are going for their fourth straight win and opened as 5.5-point favorites.
- The Clippers are 8-2 SU and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games at home.
- The total has gone OVER in the Clippers’ last six games with one day off between games.
- The total has gone OVER in nine of the Rockets’ last 12 games after a win.
The Clippers will need a superhuman effort from Blake Griffin tonight if they expect to knock off the Rockets. Los Angeles will be short-handed in the frontcourt as DeAndre Jordan is expected to miss another game due to an ankle injury.
Although injuries seem to be commonplace with the Clippers, it hasn’t seemed to hold them back vs the Rockets as the Clips are 4-2 SU in their last six games in this matchup and have won 11 of the last 14 games when hosting Houston. If “Sweet” Lou Williams can have another high-scoring game like when he dropped 50 points vs the Warriors last week, then the Clips could be a great moneyline play.
The Rockets are dealing with their own injury issues as they wait for James Harden’s balky hamstring to get corrected. However, the Rockets have kept a great pace with Chris Paul, though, as he’s scored 86 points in the Rockets’ last three games and Houston is 3-0 SU and ATS during that stretch. Bettors have also enjoyed the spoils of backing the Rockets on the road this season as they’re 15-5 SU and 12-8 ATS.
The total opened at 229.5 and the OVER is looking like a decent play in this matchup. The OVER has hit in 11 of the last 15 games when these two teams collide and both squads are ranked in the top 10 in scoring.
Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Supporters of the Houston Rockets have seen them go 30-11 and 20-20-1 ATS so far this NBA season, while the Los Angeles Clippers are at 21-21 and 23-19 ATS. In OVER/UNDER totals betting, the Clippers are 24-17-1, while the Houston Rockets are 21-20. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Los Angeles vs Houston injuries news.
This game pits the Clippers, currently No. 9 in the OddsShark NBA Power Rankings, against the Rockets, who rate No. 2 in the most recent survey update.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively the game matches up Los Angeles's No. 9-ranked offense (107.33 PPG) against a Houston Rockets defense that ranks No. 21 at 107 PPG. The Clippers have averaged 46.02% from the field per game, less than the Rockets have managed so far this NBA season (46.11% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Houston got 25 points from Chris Paul en route to a 112-95 victory over Phoenix on Friday at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
The Clippers blew out Sacramento on Saturday, running up the score in a 126-105 win at Staples Center.
- Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
- Houston is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
- Houston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
- Houston is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
- Los Angeles is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games
- Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Los Angeles's last 5 games
- Los Angeles is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Houston home to Minnesota, Thursday, January 18
Los Angeles home to Denver, Wednesday, January 17
