Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Western Conference Semifinals - Game 5

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The Los Angeles Clippers take on the Houston Rockets on Tuesday in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Los Angeles leads the series 3-1 and will be looking to close out on Tuesday night. The opening line has the Clippers as 2.5 point favorites and the over/under is set at 219.

The Clippers are 4-0 against the spread in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600 and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. They are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 5-0 in the Clippers last 5 games playing on 1 day rest and 6-0 in their last 6 games following a S.U. win.

The Rockets are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 games following a S.U. loss of more than 10 points and 10-3 ATS in their last 13 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. They are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games and 24-9 ATS in their last 33 games following an ATS loss. The over is 4-0 in the Rockets last 4 overall and 5-0 in their last 5 games after allowing more than 125 points in their previous game.

Head-to-head, the Clippers are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Houston. The over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.

Los Angeles Clippers Betting Trends

Los Angeles Clippers are 44-48-1 Against the Spread

Los Angeles Clippers are 46-46-0 against the Over/Under

Houston Rockets Betting Trends

Houston Rockets are 52-38-1 Against the Spread

Houston Rockets are 48-43-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Los Angeles Clippers

No injuries to report at this time

Houston Rockets

04/19/15 G K.J. McDaniels Elbow out indefinitely
04/08/15 F Donatas Motiejunas Back out for season
03/30/15 G Patrick Beverley Wrist out for season

Josh's Pick: Take the Rockets

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