Friday, November 28, 2014 at 8:00 PM

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On Friday night, the Los Angeles Clippers will get to see how good their offense really is when they take on the Houston Rockets, who have one of the top defenses in the league. During the 2013-14 season, the Clippers won all four of their games against the Rockets.

The Clippers have now won four out of their last five games after beating the Detroit Pistons 104-98 on Wednesday night. Point guard Chris Paul was the MVP of that game by scoring 23 points and dishing out seven assists.

The Clippers are in the top 10 in the league in scoring right now, but they are also one of the worst rebounding teams. Point guard Chris Paul has once against been one of the best players in the league this season by averaging 18.9 points, 9.7 assists and two steals per game. Their top scorer is power forward Blake Griffin, who has scored 21.6 points per game.

The Rockets played an excellent defensive game against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday and ended up with a 102-89 home win. They didn't shoot particularly well in that game, but they were able to force 20 Sacramento turnovers.

The Rockets have only of the best defenses in the NBA this season by only giving up about 91 points per game. Center Dwight Howard has played well in his 10 games this year, averaging 18.8 points, 11.3 boards and 2.3 blocks per game.

Los Angeles Clippers Betting Trends

Los Angeles Clippers are 4-10-0 Against the Spread

Los Angeles Clippers are 9-4-0 against the Over/Under

Houston Rockets Betting Trends

Houston Rockets are 8-6-1 Against the Spread

Houston Rockets are 2-13-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Clippers

11/26/14 F Matt Barnes Calf "?" Friday vs. Houston
11/15/14 G Chris Douglas-Roberts Achilles out indefinitely

Houston Rockets

11/27/14 C Dwight Howard Knee doubtful Friday vs. LA Clippers
11/27/14 G Patrick Beverley Hamstring doubtful Friday vs. LA Clippers
11/15/14 F Terrence Jones Leg out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Houston

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