The Toronto Raptors (40-31) visit the LA Clippers (36-36) on Wednesday. Tip-off from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, is at 10:30 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze NBA odds around the Raptors vs. Clippers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Clippers lead 1-0
The Raptors are closing out a 5-game road trip in which they are 2-2 so far but they have won 4 of their last 6 games overall. They sit in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, although they have not yet clinched a postseason berth. They are 4.5 games behind the No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers and a half-game ahead of the No. 6 Atlanta Hawks. They are coming off a 143-127 road win over the Utah Jazz on Monday, covering the 10-point spread as favorites with the Over (231.5) cashing. They led by as many as 35 points, and 4 starters scored at least 20 points.
The Clippers have won 2 straight games after a 4-game skid. They are in eighth place in the Western Conference, set currently to make the Play-In Tournament. With 10 games to go, they trail the No. 7-seeded Phoenix Suns by 3.5 games and are 7.5 games behind the Houston Rockets for the final guaranteed playoff spot. They beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Monday 123-96, covering the 14-point spread as favorites with the Over (222.5) cashing.
The Clippers beat the Raptors 121-117 in overtime in Toronto on Jan. 16 as 2.5-point underdogs. The Over (213.5) cashed despite Clippers F Kawhi Leonard not playing in the game.
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Raptors at Clippers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:20 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Raptors +150 (bet $100 to win $150) | Clippers -185 (bet $185 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Raptors +3.5 (-102) | Clippers -3.5 (-118)
- Over/Under (O/U): 227.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Raptors at Clippers key injuries
Raptors
- F Brandon Ingram (heel) questionable
- C Jakob Poeltl (back) questionable
- G Immanuel Quickley (foot) questionable
Clippers
- G Bradley Beal (hip) out for season
- F Kawhi Leonard (ankle) questionable
- F Jordan Miller (back) questionable
- C Yanic Konan Neiderhauser (foot) out for season
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Raptors at Clippers picks and predictions
Prediction
Clippers 124, Raptors 117
The Raptors are 21-15 on the road this season but are 2-5 in their last 7 away games, with their only 2 wins coming against teams well under .500. They have allowed 120 or more points in 3 consecutive games.
The Clippers are 20-15 at home and have scored 129 or more in 2 straight games. They are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
The Raptors have not beaten the Clippers on the road since March 2022.
Expect the Clippers to pick up the home win, but the spread for either team gives you better value than the Clippers ML.
PASS.
The Raptors are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 outright losses.
Per Teamrankings.com, Toronto is 11-7 ATS as away underdogs and the Clippers are 11-13 ATS as home favorites. But 8 of the Clippers’ last 9 outright wins have been by more than 3 points.
BET CLIPPERS -3.5 (-118).
The Over has cashed in 6 of the Clippers’ last 7 outright wins while the Under has cashed in the Raptors’ last 7 losses.
But the Raptors have allowed 120 or more in 3 straight games. Keeping that trend with a Clippers win by at least 4 points means the Over should easily clear.
BET OVER 227.5 (-110).
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