The 49-23 LA Clippers will travel to play the 54-17 San Antonio Spurs in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from San Antonio is scheduled for 8:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The odds from this NBA pro basketball game will come out on Friday afternoon as Spurs point guard Tony Parker is listed as questionable with a sprained finger.
The teams have met three times this season with the Clippers winning and covering the point spread in two of the three games. Each team has a win and cover on the road in this series.
LA Clippers are 21-15 on the road this season. They win for the third time in four games after a 105-91 road victory on Wednesday to the New Orleans Hornets as a -5 ½ point betting favorite. The total in the game landed over 188 points. The Clippers opened up the game in the fourth quarter as they outscored the Hornets 26-14 in victory. They shot 46.4% from the field and converted on 13 of 29 three pointers. LA gives up 49.3% shooting to the Hornets and win because the Clips made 24 of 28 free throws. Blake Griffin had 19 points and five rebounds as he made 6 of his 12 shots. The Clippers are good on both ends of the court. They rank in the top ten in the league in two key categories on offense and defense which are offensive and defensive shooting percentage as well as points scored and allowed per game. LA is sitting in the third seed in the Western conference by a ½ game over the Denver Nuggets with 10 games remaining.
The Spurs are 31-14 straight up on their home court during the current campaign. They win for the fifth time in five games after a 100-99 victory on Wednesday to the Denver Nuggets as a -6 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 208 ½ points. The Spurs made 46.1% from the field and 10 of 15 three points. San Antonio allowed 47.7% shooting to the Nuggets and win because Denver missed 0 of 10 from the three point line. The Spurs survived 18 turnovers. Tim Duncan led the team with 23 points and 14 boards on 9 of 18 shooting. San Antonio is all around good on offense ranking in the top four of the league in all four key areas which are points per game, field goal, three point and free throw shooting. In the playoff picture the Spurs holds a 1 ½ game lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder for the top spot in the Western conference with 11 games remaining.
