LiontipsBoston vs Clippers. Prediction and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Boston got off to a terrible start of a home series. Joe Mazzulla's suffered three consecutive defeats, losing to Indiana and twice to Orlando. But after, Celtics started to play better. Massachusetts team secured victories over Minnesota (121:109), Milwaukee (139:118) and Houston (126:102).
After these victories, Boston climbed back to the top position of the Eastern conference. The Celtics are currently two victories above Brooklyn. Boston have a solid handicap from their rivals.
Clippers got off to a turbulent start of the regular season, but Tyronn Lue's men are starting to gain consistency. In ten latest matches the Clippers got seven victories. That success lifted the team to a 4th spot in the Western conference standings.
Clippers are going into the Boston game with an ongoing two-game winning streak. Los Angeles team managed to beat Detroit (142:131) and Toronto (124:113).
Trends
СтавкаBoston: total under 116,5 points
In 3 of 4 latest matches the Celtics scored more than 116 points
СтавкаLeonard: total under 19,5 points
Kawhi averages 16,7 points per game on away
Tip and bets
Clippers won't give this game away too easily, because they were too good in recent matches. Tyronn Lue's men should be able to put up a fight to the Celtics. The Clippers have won all three latest head-to-head games against the Celtics, so we offer to place a bet on them.
Our prediction - Handicap (+7,5) points for the Los Angeles Clippers
Both teams are quite successful on the offensive end. Both teams have enough firepower, each of the teams usually score more than 110 points in a game. We offer to place a bet on total over.
Our second bet is on total over 223,5 points
