The Los Angeles Clippers (13-4) visit the Big Peach Tuesday without their dynamic duo for a 7:30 p.m. ET game with the Atlanta Hawks (8-8) at State Farm Arena. Below, we analyze the Clippers-Hawks NBA odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
This will be Los Angeles’ first game without Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and Pat Beverley who are all inactive for a couple of reasons. Leonard and George are out in accordance with the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols and Beverley is dealing with a sore right knee.
The Clippers will hope to have the next man up mentality for the bench to keep the team’s winning ways up. Los Angeles has won seven straight games and covered the spread in four of its past five games entering Tuesday.
Atlanta had its three-game win streak snapped (3-0 against the spread) at the Milwaukee Bucks Sunday. The Hawks were without two starters in PG Trae Young and C Clint Capela and were boat raced 129-115. They failed to cover as 12-point road underdogs.
Clippers at Hawks: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 3 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Clippers +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Hawks -190 (bet $190 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Clippers +4.5 (-110) | Hawks -4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 221.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Clippers at Hawks: Key Injuries
Clippers
- SF Kawhi Leonard (health and safety protocols) out
- SG Paul George (health and safety protocols) out
- PG Pat Beverley (knee) out
Hawks
- SG Cam Reddish (Achilles) probable
- PG Trae Young (back) questionable
- SF Danilo Gallinari (ankle) probable
- C Clint Capela (hand) questionable
- SG Bogdan Bogdanovic (knee) out
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Clippers at Hawks: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Hawks 114, Clippers 112
Money line (ML)
PASS with a lean on Clippers (+155) since I’m betting Los Angeles to cover the spread but I don’t like the payout enough to sprinkle on the underdog’s money line.
Wait until closer to tip-off because if Young is active, Clippers’ backers should get a juicier payout.
Against the spread (ATS)
BetMGM and every sportsbook know the Clippers are missing their best players yet they still opened this game with the Hawks favored by just 2.5 points. More than 90% of the market is currently betting Atlanta according to Pregame.com, which has steamed the line up to Hawks -4.5 (-110).
Don’t sleep on Los Angeles’ depth and the veteran presence without Kawhi and PG. No one is arguing who has more talent but in the batten down the hatches scenario the Clippers are currently in, vets like SG Lou Williams, PF Marcus Morris and C Serge Ibaka can hold down the fort.
It’s more of a lean than a like but I’m on CLIPPERS +4.5 (-110) for a half-unit because the market is just too lopsided right now based on information everyone can access.
Over/Under (O/U)
The Clippers have been torching teams with their offensive execution but rank 27th in pace of play. I see the Hawks pushing the tempo and trying to get the Clippers off their game and Los Angeles still has three of its top four 3-point shooters available.
As in the above sections, it might be better to wait closer to tip-off because the market is hammering the Under. The Clippers-Hawks projected total opened at 224.5 and everyone is making the obvious bet. Let’s fade them and TAKE OVER 221.5 (-115) for 1 unit.
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Also see:
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