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Los Angeles @ Indiana<\/p>\n
Current record: Los Angeles 21-16. Indiana 19-17<\/p>\n
The Los Angeles Clippers and Indiana Pacers have been tied (7-7) since December 2015, but not for long. Los Angeles is traveling on Saturday to face the Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on December 31 at 3:00 PM ET. Indiana strutting out after the win and the Clippers stumble from the loss. <\/p>\n
Los Angeles were close but were unable to close the gap in a 116-110 loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday. A silver lining for Los Angeles was Leonard’s play on his forward Kawhi, who scored his 26 points on eight boards. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers usually have all the answers at home, but Indiana proved too difficult Thursday. The Pacers played the Cavaliers 135-126. Indiana’s point guard, Tyrese Halliburton, over the arc he shot 6-for-8 with 29 points and he finished on 9 dimes. <\/p>\n
The Clippers are the favorites this time around, with an expected winning percentage of 3.5 points. They are currently 3 to 3 on him against the spread in recent games and bettors may need to take this trend into account. <\/p>\n
The Los Angeles loss made it 21-16, and the Indiana win made it 19-17. The Pacers, who allow an average of 115.44 points per game, haven’t exactly claimed themselves in his ends defensively. We’ll see if they can close the holes in their defense before their next match. <\/p>\n
The Clippers are the 3.5-point favorite over the Pacers, according to the latest NBA odds.<\/p>\n
The oddsmakers were in line with this betting community as the game started as a 3.5 point spread and stayed there.<\/p>\n
Over\/Under: -111<\/p>\n
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Both Indiana and Los Angeles have won seven of their last 14 games.<\/p>\n