LA Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 10/12/2023, 04:01  by Kennedy Kechula in NBA Predictions

The LA Clippers will be at home on Tuesday to welcome the Portland Trailblazers in their next NBA regular season assignment. Portland are struggling in the West and sit second from bottom in the conference while the Clippers are ninth. The LA Clippers have won their last three matches and this has taken their record to a game above .500. They defeated Utah last time out, winning 117-103 on the road. Kawhi Leonard led them with a season-high 41 points and should be rearing to go again here. The Clippers are averaging 113 points a game this season and have won 10 of eight against fellow Western Conference teams. One of those victories came at their Crypto.com Arena back in October against the Blazers. Mason Plumlee will continue to be out for the Clips while fellow centre Daniel Theis is day to day due to illness. LA has won six in a row against Portland.

The Portland Trailblazers could be without no less than five players for this match. This could make matters even more difficult as they plot to end a three-game skid. Robert Williams III is out for the season with a knee injury. Ish Wainright will be out for the 11th game in a row also due to knee complications. Those two confirmed absentees could be joined on the sidelines by Jerami Grant, Malcolm Brogdon, and Deandre Ayton. The three, who are listed as day-to-day for this match, lead the team in points, rebounds, and assists. Portland, who are allowing opponents to shoot 48.1% from the field, lost 125-112 to Dallas last time out. Anfernee Simons, who returned from injury this month and has played only three games this season, scored 30 against the Mavericks. He has led the team in scoring in the two games he has been back and should again be the go-to guy here. The Blazers have won just six of their 21 games thus far.