The Spurs will face the Clippers on Friday night looking for their ninth ATS victory against them in their past 11 meetings.
Overall the Clippers are 2-8 ATS and 1-9 SU the last 10 times they've met the Spurs on the hardwood. OVER bettors have been paid off six times in the 10 most recent games in the series.
Supporters of the Clippers have seen them go 22-15 and 20-16-1 ATS so far this season, while the Spurs are at 26-12 and 22-15-1 ATS. In totals betting, the Spurs are 19-19, while the Clippers are 18-19.
View LA Clippers vs San Antonio Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
The Spurs were listed as 5.5-point favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark such as Sportsbook, with the total listed at 195 over at Sportsbook.
Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 8-rated Spurs and the No. 12-ranked Clippers, according to the NBA Power Rankings here at Odds Shark. Predictive-scoring formulas run on this game indicate a potential 101-99 result in favor of the Spurs.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up San Antonio's No. 4-ranked offense (99.4 PPG) against a Clippers defense that ranks No. 17 at 95.7 PPG. The Spurs have averaged 46.1% from the field per game, more than the Clippers have managed so far this season (45% on average).
In comparing how the teams stack up statistically, the Clippers own the league's No. 12-rated mark, allowing 95.8 points per game when on the road. San Antonio, on the other hand, rates No. 5 in home scoring.
The Clippers were a 101-100 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Nets. They failed to cover the 7-point spread as favorites, while the total score (201) made winners of OVER bettors. Los Angeles got 28 points and 17 rebounds from Blake Griffin in a losing cause in a 101-100 loss to New Jersey on Wednesday at Prudential Center.
San Antonio won its last outing, a 118-105 result against the Knicks on March 7. The Spurs covered in that game as a 7.5-point favorite, while the 223 combined points took the game OVER the total. San Antonio got 32 points from Tony Parker en route to a 118-105 victory over New York on Wednesday at AT&T Center.
Los Angeles Clippers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Golden State are 5-5
After playing New Jersey are 3-7
After a loss are 8-2
San Antonio Spurs Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Washington are 4-6
After playing New York are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
A few Clippers at Spurs trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of the LA Clippers last 8 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the LA Clippers last 6 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the LA Clippers last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the LA Clippers last 6 games on the road
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
San Antonio is 20-1 SU in their last 21 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Antonio's last 8 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
San Antonio is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games at home
Next up:
LA Clippers home to Golden State, Sunday, March 11
San Antonio home to Washington, Monday, March 12
