NBA CRITICAL GAME 3: CLIPPERS vs MAVERICKS
- Handicapper
- Wayne Root
- League
- NBA
- Competition
- Los Angeles Clippers vs Dallas Mavericks
- Time
- 04/26/2024 08:18 PM
- Bet Type
- Point Spread
- Pick
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Los Angeles Clippers +4.5 (-110)
(DraftKings)
- Outcome
- Loss
- Analysis
- Gold Standard on LA Clippers
The Clippers have won six of their last seven road games. They have played well offensively on the road, scoring more than 115 points per game. They’ve taken advantage of their opportunities at the charity stripe, making over 83 percent of their free throws in their last three games. They rebound the ball well and they grabbed more than 13 offensive rebounds per game in their last three games, so expect them to get a lot of extra-scoring chances in this game. They’ve also done a good job of protecting the ball and won’t give the Mavericks a lot of easy-scoring opportunities. The Mavericks aren’t very good defensively and they gave up more than 112 points per game in their last three games, so expect them to have a hard time slowing down the Clippers in this game. The Mavericks have won six of their last nine games. They aren’t playing well offensively, scoring less than 95 points per game in their last three games. Their ball movement wasn’t very good during that span and they don’t rebound the ball as well as the Clippers, so don’t expect them to get a lot of extra-scoring chances in this game. They’ve also been careless with the ball, which will lead to easy-scoring opportunities for the Clippers, who averaged nine steals per game in their last three games. The Clippers are playing very well defensively and held their last three opponents under 105 points per game, so expect them to keep Dallas’ offense in check. Go with Los Angeles to cover the spread.
