The Los Angeles Clippers (23-25) visit the nation’s capital Tuesday to play the Washington Wizards (23-24) at the Capital One Arena. The tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Clippers vs. Wizards odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
Los Angeles has alternated between winning and losing over its past five games with the latest being a 110-102 loss at the New York Knicks as 4-point road underdogs. The Clippers are 4-6 straight-up (SU) and 5-5 against the spread (ATS) over their last 10 games.
Washington closes out an 8-game homestand Tuesday and is 3-4 SU and 1-6 ATS over that span. The Wizards got crushed 116-87 by the Boston Celtics in their latest outing Tuesday.
Clippers at Wizards odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Clippers +160 (bet $100 to win $160) | Wizards -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Clippers +4.5 (-107) | Wizards -4.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 219.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)
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Clippers at Wizards key injuries
Clippers
- SF Paul George (elbow) out
Wizards
- None.
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Clippers at Wizards odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Clippers 107, Wizards 104
Money line
PASS because I only lean towards L.A. plus the points but am not confident enough to sprinkle on the Clippers (+160). Also, my favorite play in this game is the Under.
Against the spread
“LEAN” to the CLIPPERS +4.5 (-107) because L.A. has exceeded expectations recently while Washington has not and this is just a bad spot for the Wizards -4.5 (-115).
For instance, the Clippers have covered 3 of their last 4 games and the Wizards are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games.
Furthermore, Washington is 1-14-1 ATS in their last 16 games versus teams with an overall losing record and has the worst ATS margin (minus-7.9) when facing teams in the bottom-10 teams, according to CleaningTheGlass.com (CTG).
Finally, the Wizards are 5-10 ATS with a minus-4.5 ATS margin versus Western Conference teams and an NBA-worst 7-15 ATS as a favorite with a minus-4.2 ATS margin.
“LEAN” to the CLIPPERS +4.5 (-107) for a quarter-unit.
Over/Under
BET the UNDER 219.5 (-107) for 1 unit mostly because this will be the least bet line in the Clippers-Wizards game and, generally, that’s where you find profit in sports betting.
According to Pregame.com and the Yahoo! Sports app, more than 75% of the cash wagered is on the Over and we know three-fourths of the betting public doesn’t win in this racket.
On top of that, L.A. is eighth in adjusted defensive rating and 26th in adjusted offensive rating whereas Washington is just 23rd in adjusted offensive rating, per CTG.
Although the Wizards don’t grade out well in defensive efficiency, they do a good job defending what the Clippers do often, which is getting out in transition.
For example, L.A. plays the sixth-highest frequency of transition offense but has the second-worst offensive efficiency in the fastbreak.
But, the Wizards are third in defensive efficiency versus transition offense and allow the fewest fastbreak points per game (PPG).
Finally, Washington is 20th in pace and L.A. is 21st in pace this month. Fewer possessions mean fewer points unless these teams have a hot-shooting night.
For the record, the UNDER 219.5 (-107) is my favorite wager in this game.
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