{"id":33488,"date":"2014-03-17T18:30:57","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T23:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=33488"},"modified":"2014-03-17T17:33:55","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T22:33:55","slug":"nba-predictions-los-angeles-clippers-vs-denver-nuggets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nba-predictions-los-angeles-clippers-vs-denver-nuggets-33488\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Predictions: Los Angeles Clippers vs. Denver Nuggets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Clippers vs. Denver Nuggets
\nMonday, 3\/17\/14, 10:30 PM EST
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Los Angeles -5.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Los Angeles -4.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 222
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 217.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker
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Los Angeles Clippers F Blake Griffin is enjoying an MVP-type season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Los Angeles has won 11 games in a row, including a 102-80 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers as 11.5-point home favorites Sunday, while going UNDER the betting total for a fifth consecutive contest.\u00a0 The Clippers are being led by the play of forward Blake Griffin, who is averaging 24.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, which is important to consider when making your NBA predictions.\u00a0 He has tallied 11 games with 30-plus points and 10-plus rebounds.\u00a0 Los Angeles is 17-5 SUATS as road favorites of 3.5 to 6 points the last two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The Clippers are just a win away from reaching the longest streak in the league this season and the second longest in franchise history\u2014something that can\u2019t be ignored when looking over the NBA betting lines.\u00a0 Los Angeles has compiled a 19-15 SU road record, including an 11-8 mark when taking on Western Conference rivals.\u00a0 Offensively, the team is piloted by point guard Chris Paul, who paces the league in averaging 11.0 assists per game.<\/p>\n

Denver had its two-game winning streak snapped last Saturday, as it dropped a 97-92 decision to the Atlanta Hawks as 5.5-point road underdogs, while going UNDER the betting total of 220.\u00a0 The Nuggets have four players averaging double figures, with that group led by point guard Ty Lawson, who is averaging 18.2 points a contest.\u00a0 He has registered a double-double in points and assists in 14 of his last 23 games.\u00a0 Denver is 1-3 SU and 3-1 ATS as home underdogs of 3.5 to 6 points.<\/p>\n

The Nuggets have compiled an even 16-16 record at the Pepsi Center during the 2013-14 campaign, including a losing 9-10 mark versus conference foes.\u00a0 Denver has won 18 of its last 28 games versus Los Angeles, while it has gone 60-19 SU in this series when playing in front of its fans.\u00a0 The team\u2019s bench is one of its greatest strengths, with the group ranking third in the league in averaging 39.0 points per game.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Nuggets due to the home team covering the number in the last five meetings.<\/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 vs. Denver Nuggets Monday, 3\/17\/14, 10:30 PM EST Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Los Angeles -5.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Los Angeles -4.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 222 Current Total:\u00a0 217.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Los Angeles has won 11 games in a row, including a 102-80 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers as 11.5-point home favorites Sunday, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":15664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,133],"tags":[749,526,1371,18,3637,216],"class_list":["post-33488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nba-handicapping","tag-blake-griffin","tag-denver-nuggets","tag-los-angeles-clippers","tag-nba","tag-pepsi-center","tag-ty-lawson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33488","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=33488"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33489,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33488\/revisions\/33489"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}