The Los Angeles Clippers get another shot at a win in San Antonio on Thursday night, but they'll be underdogs on the NBA playoff betting lines once again as they take on the Spurs in the second game of their series.
The Clippers fell 108-92 to Tim Duncan and company in the opener of the best-of-seven set on Tuesday night, with Duncan scoring 26 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to lead his team to the victory.
San Antonio battles the Clippers, currently with a 40-26 mark (33-32-1 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals bettors, are 39-26-1 for the Spurs and 31-33-2 for the Clippers.
View LA Clippers vs San Antonio Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
If you're going with the Spurs in this one, they're listed as 11.5-point favorites on the betting line for the contest at Sportsbook. Totals bettors have seen that number set at 194 at Sportsbook.
Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 3 (Spurs) and the No. 16 (Clippers) teams in the league, according to our current NBA Power Rankings at Odds Shark. A 105-101 result in favor of the Spurs is predicted by handicapping models.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up San Antonio's No. 2-ranked offense (103.7 PPG) against a Clippers defense that ranks No. 13 at 95 PPG. The Spurs have averaged 47.8% from the field per game, more than the Clippers have managed so far this season (45.5% on average).
Defensively, the Clippers feature the league's No. 11-rated defense on the road, allowing 96.1 points per game. San Antonio, meanwhile, comes in at No. 2 in the league in scoring at home.
Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 108-92 result against the Spurs on May 15. The Clippers failed to cover in that game as a 11.5-point underdog, while the 200 combined points took the game OVER the total. Los Angeles suffered a 108-92 loss against San Antonio on Tuesday, getting 23 points from Eric Bledsoe in a losing effort at AT&T Center.
Los Angeles Clippers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing San Antonio are 4-6
After playing San Antonio are 2-8
After a loss are 7-3
San Antonio Spurs Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing LA Clippers are 8-2
After playing LA Clippers are 6-4
After a win are 10-0
A few Clippers at Spurs trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Clippers last 5 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Clippers last 6 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Clippers last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the LA Clippers last 6 games
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
San Antonio is 18-1 SU in their last 19 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
Next up:
LA Clippers home to San Antonio, Saturday, May 19
San Antonio at LA Clippers, Saturday, May 19
