posted March 17, 2008 at 14:40 in NBA Free Picks
NBA Odds – L.A. Clippers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Los Angeles Clippers (+ 6.5) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (- 6.5)
Tip-off: 8:05 pm EST.
The Clips take on the T’Wolves in the lone Western Conference match-up of the night. This game means absolutely nothing in terms of who will or won’t make the playoffs, but it provides a strange opportunity for BetUS NBA bettors to a make a few bucks on a meaningless game. Strange in the sense that the T’Wolves are 15 and 50 straight-up and 4 and 6 against the BetUS spread in their last 10 games. At home the T’Wolves are 14 and 19 against the BetUS spread on the season.
So why are they 6.5 point favorites versus the L.A. Clippers? Well, the Clippers are 3 and 7 against the BetUS spread in their last 10 games and 13 and 18 against the spread on the road this season. Those aren’t winning numbers. Here are more trends.
The L.A. Clippers are 3 and 11 against the spread in their last 14 games on a Monday night.
The L.A. Clippers are 2 and 5 against the spread in their last 7 games versus a team from the NBA Northwest Division.
The Minnesota T’Wolves are 5 and 1 against the spread in their last 6 games versus a team from the NBA Pacific Division.
The L.A. Clippers are 3 and 7 against the spread in the last 10 meetings between these two teams in Minnesota.
The Under is 4 and 1 in the last 5 meetings between these two teams.
The BetUS over/under is 196.5. This means that both the T’Wolves and the Clips will have to each score roughly 99 points in order for this game to go over. I don’t like their odds. Neither team is all that good offensively. Of course, neither team is all that good defensively, but there is a terrific chance that both teams will have a terrible shooting game tonight.
Okay, so is there another bet out there for us? Well, yes, how about the T’Wolves to cover the 6.5 points? The Clippers are terrible against the spread and have been terrible when facing the T’Wolves. The T’Wolves are at home - - the Clippers play horrible on the road - - and the T’Wolves have more fire than a veteran team like the Clippers that is used to losing.
Sounds like a nice parlay to me!
The BetUS NBA Betting line is Minnesota T’Wolves – 6.5 against the spread at home versus the Los Angeles Clippers.
The BetUS over/under is 196.5 in the Minnesota T’Wolves vs. L.A. Clippers game tonight.
I’ll be betting the T’Wolves to cover and the under in a two team parlay.
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