Both teams will be on a back to back when the 49-24 LA Clippers will travel to play the 39-33 Houston Rockets in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip off time from Houston is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The NBA odds from this pro basketball game has the home team Houston Rockets favored by -1 ½ points with an over under line of 205 ½ points. There has been no line movement since the odds were released a few hours ago.
The teams have met twice this season with the Clippers winning both games with one held in Los Angeles and one played at Houston. Each team covered the point spread in their road game.
The Clippers have a road record 21-16 on the year. They come off the 104-102 road defeat Friday to the San Antonio Spurs as a +4 point underdog. The game finished over 198 points. LA wasted a 50.6% shooting performance and made 8 of 19 three pointers. They give up 52.7% to the Spurs as well as 6 of 15 from beyond the arc. The Clippers have six more rebounds than the Spurs and lose because LA missed 9 of 21 free throws. Blake Griffin led the Clips with 18 points and seven rebounds in a losing cause. LA has not been sharp on the road in recent games with a 1-4 record in their past five games. The Clippers have allowed 105 points per game in those five road contests. The playoff picture shows the Clippers holding a ½ game lead over the Memphis Grizzlies for the fourth seed in the Western conference with nine games remaining.
The Rockets on their home court is 25-11 straight up on the current campaign. Houston loses their second straight after a 103-94 road defeat to the Memphis Grizzlies as a +4 ½ point underdog. Houston fell behind by 15 points after three quarters. They connected on 42% of their shots with 9 of 27 from the three point line. The Rockets give up 50.6% from the floor to the Grizzlies and pulled down seven less rebounds then Memphis. Chandler Parson had 16 points as he made 5 of his 9 shots. It was the Rockets first road game after a seven game home stand. Houston has been held to 96 points or less in their past three games. They have played stout defensive teams in a row in Memphis, Indiana and San Antonio. The Rockets are 28th and third to last in the NBA by giving up 102.6 points a game. Houston sits in the seventh seed in the Western conference as the hold a 2 ½ game lead over the ninth seeded LA Lakers with 10 games remaining.
