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The Los Angeles Clippers (36-37) travel to the Mile High City to play the Denver Nuggets (42-30). Tip-off at the Ball Arena is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we look at the Clippers vs. Nuggets odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
L.A. has lost 4 of its last 5 games — 1-3 against the spread (ATS) — including three straight at the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-111 in overtime March 14, the Toronto Raptors Wednesday 103-100 and at the Utah Jazz Friday 121-99.
Denver has lost back-to-back games, at the Cavs Friday 119-116 in overtime and the Boston Celtics Sunday 124-104. In the last two weeks, the Nuggets are 3-4 straight up (SU) and 2-5 ATS.
The Nuggets are 2-1 SU versus the Clippers this season, but L.A. is 3-0 ATS and the total is 1-2 Over/Under (O/U).
- Money line (ML): Clippers +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Nuggets -280 (bet $280 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Clippers +6.5 (-110) | Nuggets -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 222.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
Clippers at Nuggets key injuries
Clippers
- None
Nuggets
- PG Jamal Murray (knee) out
Clippers at Nuggets odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Nuggets 115, Clippers 103
Money line
PASS because the Nuggets (-280) should be extra motivated for several reasons and Denver should win by margin here.
But the Nuggets are too expensive for any NBA regular-season ML favorite. An example would be Monday’s Heat-76ers game where Philly upset Miami without both Joel Embiid and James Harden.
The Clippers (+220) could obviously have a hot-shooting night and pull out an upset.