{"id":27619,"date":"2013-02-03T10:16:57","date_gmt":"2013-02-03T15:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=27619"},"modified":"2013-02-03T10:16:57","modified_gmt":"2013-02-03T15:16:57","slug":"nba-predictions-los-angeles-clippers-vs-boston-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nba-predictions-los-angeles-clippers-vs-boston-celtics-27619\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Predictions: Los Angeles Clippers vs. Boston Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Clippers at Boston Celtics
\nSunday, 2\/3\/13, 1:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 NBATV
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Boston -1
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Los Angeles -1
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 184.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 184
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Heat
The Boston Celtics are just 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games versus Western Conference opponents<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Los Angeles had its two-game win streak snapped last time out, as it suffered a 98-73 blowout loss to the Toronto Raptors as four-point road favorites Friday, while going UNDER the total for the fourth time in five contests.\u00a0 \u201cWe have to play with an edge more, especially on the road,\u201d stated Clippers head coach Vinny Del Negro.\u00a0 The Clippers have played nine of their last 11 games without the services of All-Star point guard Chris Paul, who is out for this affair.\u00a0 Los Angeles is 2-7 ATS as road favorites of three points or less this season, which is important to consider when making your NBA picks against the spread on Super Bowl Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Clippers are 14-9 overall when playing away from the Staples Center this year, which includes a 4-3 mark versus Eastern Conference opponents.\u00a0 Los Angeles earned a convincing 106-77 victory over Boston as nine-point home favorites in the first meeting this season on Dec. 27, while going UNDER the posted total of 189.5.\u00a0 Overall, the team\u2019s current \u201cGrammy\u201d road trip will span eight games and total approximately 7.586 travel miles.<\/p>\n

Boston has captured three games in a row since suffering through a season-high six-game losing streak, as it comes off a 97-84 victory over the Orlando Magic as 8.5-point home favorites.\u00a0 The Celtics haven\u2019t lost since point guard Rajon Rondo was declared out for the rest of the 2012-13 NBA season, which has served as a rallying cry for a veteran-laden roster.\u00a0 \u201cWe have to be a team by committee,\u201d stated Celtics coach Doc Rivers.\u00a0 Boston is 1-3 ATS as a home underdog of three points or less this season, which is important to note when looking over the pro basketball odds page.<\/p>\n

The Celtics are 16-9 overall when playing at the TD Garden, including a solid 8-3 mark when taking on Western Conference opponents.\u00a0 Boston will need to find some more scoring on its bench after learning that rookie Jared Sullinger will be out for the rest of the season following back surgery, which was always a concern during his time at Ohio State.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Clippers due to their 13-3 ATS mark on Sundays, while the Celtics are 2-9 ATS versus non-conference foes.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NBA handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Clippers at Boston Celtics Sunday, 2\/3\/13, 1:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 NBATV Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Boston -1 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Los Angeles -1 Opening Total:\u00a0 184.5 Current Total:\u00a0 184 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Los Angeles had its two-game win streak snapped last time out, as it suffered a 98-73 blowout loss to the Toronto […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":4389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,133],"tags":[120,837,3622,1371,3917,3693],"class_list":["post-27619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nba-handicapping","tag-boston-celtics","tag-chris-paul","tag-eastern-conference","tag-los-angeles-clippers","tag-td-garden","tag-western-conference"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27619"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27620,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27619\/revisions\/27620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}