Clippers Could Manage Tight Win vs Warriors on Tonight’s NBA Odds

Every team starts out the NBA season with the goal of making the playoffs, which they then hope will set them on the road to becoming the champion. Once that playoff spot is officially clinched, many teams relax and start to rest key players. This often leads to a little bit of a letdown towards the end of the season, but that is not happening with the Golden State Warriors or the LA Clippers, two very hot teams who will lock horns on Tuesday night’s NBA odds match at the Staples Center. Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Time: 10:30PM Venue: STAPLES Center Opening Line: Golden State -2.5

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The Warriors have long since clinched their division and the Western title, and have even come under a little bit of fire for resting some of their key personnel. Those little rests have not translated to a slump in form, though, as this team is on a 9-game winning streak where they have looked untouchable. Their lowest points total through that winning streak was the 106 they laid on the Utah Jazz, but other than that, they have lived up to their label as the highest scoring team in the league. There will still be some who will be sure to point out that they are in the middle of the pack defensively, but it really hasn’t seemed to hurt them all season long, as they have only lost 13 games all year. Their win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday was their 60th of the season, which just happens to be a franchise record for wins in a single season.

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— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 27, 2015

The LA Clippers are on a pretty hot streak of their own, having won 7 in a row and 8 of their last 10. Their offensive and defensive numbers are eerily similar to what the Warriors have put up, but the biggest difference between these two is their record at home. The Clippers have dropped 10 games at the Staples Center this season, while Golden State has only lost 2 games at home all season. It is easy to look at the caliber of teams that the Clippers have played during this winning streak and think that it somehow belittles what they have achieved, but the manner in which they put those teams away is something that cannot be ignored. Their average winning margin during that stretch has been just about 15 points, which shows just how dominant they have been.

Key Betting Trends

LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers’s last 5 games Golden State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 7 of Golden State’s last 9 games Golden State is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games on the road

What Should You Bet On?

I’ll be stunned if this is not a shootout of epic proportions, given the way that these two play. Golden State has a 2-1 series lead on the season, but the winner in all 3 of those games was the home team. I think that trend holds, as the Clippers squeak out the win in a tight one.