The Boston Celtics (11-2) will travel to the Staples Center to clash against the Los Angeles Clippers (9-5). The game can be seen on ESPN at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 20, 2019.
Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Clippers ATS Odds
The Celtics will be looking for a similar result after topping the Phoenix Suns in their last outing, 99-85, as 2.5-point underdogs. The Clippers, meanwhile, beat the Oklahoma City Thunder,90-88, but failed to cover as 8-point favorites. The Boston game went 42 points under the projected point total of 226, while the Los Angeles game finished 43.5 points under the projected point total of 221.5.
Boston played a flawless game. They had an offensive rebounding percentage of 22.9 (above their season average of 20.3) and a free throw rate of 0.146 (below their season average of 0.218). For those same stats, Phoenix put up marks of 16.3 and 0.110, respectively. The Clippers, on the other hand, had an offensive rebounding percentage of 26.5 (above their season average of 24.7) and held the Thunder to an effective field goal percentage of 0.420 (below their season average of 0.523). Montrezl Harrell played well for Los Angeles with 28 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Meanwhile, Jayson Tatum had a good outing for Boston, finishing with 26 points and 11 rebounds.
The Clippers dominated this series last year, winning both games. In the last matchup, Los Angeles won 140-115. The Clippers’ offensive rebounding percentage was their biggest strength over the Celtics. Los Angeles had a rate of 31.3, while Boston posted a mark of 15.9. This is the first time these teams will clash this year.
Vegas is known to place the total high when the Celtics are involved, as 61.5 percent of their contests have finished under the total. Boston comes into the contest with records of 11-2 straight up (SU) and 7-5-1 against the spread (ATS).
Similarly to Boston, games involving the Clippers also tend to finish under the projected point total (64.3 percent). Moreover, Los Angeles owns records of 9-5 SU and 7-6-1 ATS.
Los Angeles figures to have an advantage on the offensive glass in this contest. The Clippers are among the NBA’s elite on the offensive glass, ranking third in offensive rebounding percentage at 24.8 percent. Meanwhile, Boston ranks 20th in the league at corralling defensive rebounds with a defensive rebounding percentage of 76.6 percent.
Celtics at Clippers Odds Pick
Prediction: SU Winner – Celtics, ATS Winner – Celtics, O/U – Under
Betting Notes:
- The Clippers allow the second-fewest points in the paint per game (42.0) while the Celtics rank fifth (42.9).
- Los Angeles ranks second in rebounds per game (48.2) while Boston ranks 26th in rebounds allowed per game (48.8).
- The Celtics rank second in points off turnovers allowed per game (13.3) while the Clippers rank 15th (17.6).
- Boston ranks first in steals allowed per game (5.2) while Los Angeles ranks 13th (7.9).
- Boston averages 35.0 three pointers per game, which ranks 10th in the league. Los Angeles ranks 20th in three pointers allowed per game (34.1).
- The Clippers rank second in second chance points per game (15.6) while the Celtics rank 25th (11.6).
- The Clippers rank third in fast break points per game (15.8) while the Celtics rank 15th (13.3).
- Los Angeles allows the third-fewest assists per game (20.9) while Boston ranks fourth (21.7).
- Boston ranks fourth in blocks per game (6.0) while Los Angeles ranks 19th in blocks allowed per game (5.5).
- Los Angeles is 5-0 when they allow less than 100 points, while Boston is 3-0.
- The Clippers are 7-3 when they score over 100 points, while the Celtics are 10-0.
- Boston is 4-3-1 ATS on the road, while Los Angeles is 6-2-1 ATS at home.
- The total has gone under in 7 of the Clippers’ 9 home games, while 6 of the Celtics’ 8 road games have gone under.
Bettings Trends:
- In their last five games, Boston and Los Angeles are both 2-3 ATS with 3 unders and 2 overs.
- During their last five games, the Celtics have scored an average of 111.8 points per game (0.8 below their season average) and allowed an average of 104.8 points per game (0.6 above their season average).
- The Clippers’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 9.4, up from 6.2 for the season.
