Clips Game 1

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Refs ATS record 16-26 for a spread of 5pts-9.5pts

Series price is Clips +130 but the ML on this game is +220 -- you are either getting a massive deal on the Rockets series price at -150 ( because they win tonight thus forcing the line to rockets -225), or the Clips can win straight up tonight riding off that Spurs momentum. Clippers a great road team and top 5 in Hollinger. They were also top 5 in point differential I believe. They are legit and have a chance for the title this year -- gonna play them game 1

bobmaloogatimesfive · Answer

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Refs ATS record 16-26 for a spread of 5pts-9.5pts

Series price is Clips +130 but the ML on this game is +220 -- you are either getting a massive deal on the Rockets series price at -150 ( because they win tonight thus forcing the line to rockets -225), or the Clips can win straight up tonight riding off that Spurs momentum. Clippers a great road team and top 5 in Hollinger. They were also top 5 in point differential I believe. They are legit and have a chance for the title this year -- gonna play them game 1

jkipfer · Answer

cp3 either a no go or limited....how yo would want any part of austin rivers getting big minutes in this game is beyond me. The shortest bench in the league coming off a series that had to be emotionally draining. Don't see momentum coming from that game....see exhaustion both physically and mentally.

If your gonna play clips ml wait to before tip as this line is gonna go higher and higher throughout day.

capdatazz · Answer

Consider laying off first game. It took a tremendous amount of effort to beat the Spurs. Very difficult to come right back on 1 day off and compete for a full 4 quarters on the road against a fully rested/focused team.

Their bench is still awful and if the starters have a lull in scoring for just a 5 minute stretch the game can get out of hand.

Amazatron · Answer

How can you not mention CP3&#x27;s hamstring?  Seriously...

jkipfer · Answer

Agreed....if I was thinking about playing clips ml it would be game 2, not this one. There may be a small chance of rust for Houston but curry getting mvp today makes me have the feeling he might go off.

bobmaloogatimesfive · Answer

Will wait to tip or maybe in game if I watch live for the ML -- series between these two teams has been close all year -- oh and for amaza let me know that Chris Paul is injured -- and I don't care -- playing the clips regardless

emkee · Answer

Living by the refs or dying by the refs isn&#x27;t the best NBA betting strategy.The league changes it&#x27;s agendas all the time.

bobmaloogatimesfive · Answer

Who said I was living or dying by the refs -- simply sharing those stats -- I use that and a dozen other stats to make my picks

jrgumpert · Answer

Post some of those other dozen or so stats sometime because all we usually see out of you is the Ref match up.

bobmaloogatimesfive · Answer

As noted above Hollinger ranks Clippers 3rd below Spurs and Dubs

https://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings

Here is how he gets that

https://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=Rankings-Intro

2nd best offense according to this

https://www.oddsshark.com/nba/offensive-stats

3 of the top 30 players here

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/playerrankings

But Harden is rightfully ranked tops -- he is a matchup concern but Barnes is a great defender and should be able to hold him from taking the whole series -- Josh Smith as good as he was round 1 was good vs. a trash Mavs team, with a frankenstein version of nowitzki and a toxic locker room -- this Clippers team is motivated and so much better than the Mavs (who BTW outscored the Rockets in the first two games -- without Rondo) to get the whole way and just had its hardest test the defending champs -- won twice on the road vs, THE SPURS and was one of the best road teams all season

bobmaloogatimesfive · Answer

Clippers are 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.&#xD;&#xA;&#x9;&#x9;&#x9;&#x9;&#x9;&#x9;&#x9;&#x9;Clippers are 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Houston.

Amazatron · Answer

Anyone that says that don&#x27;t care whether CP3 plays or not and is putting money on the Clips needs to have their head examined.  You do know that Jamal Crawford and Austin Rivers will be playing point right?Throw all your stats out the window with no Chris Paul.  Just like how Memphis has no chance without Conley, which you quickly dismissed as well.

Sco316 · Answer

Amazatron, well put. It&#x27;s all about refs with bobmalooga which as we saw in game 7,the spurs actually got screwed, not the clips. There are always angles, he just chooses refs rather than understanding a clips team  without Chris Paul is not the same team. It might be an attention thing with that wreckless comment about Paul because it sure got ours. The insight doesn&#x27;t hurt but I&#x27;d rather talk about the GAME.

lakerz · Answer

I keep seeing references to CP3 being out for sure tonight in game 1, but everyplace I check still says he is a game time decision. I for one think CP3 will insist on giving it a go, doctors and Doc be damned. To me Clips have value here. Yes their series against Spurs was very tiring and all that, but it's not like they have not had a day off between each game. Clips will hopefully keep their great play going against a Houston team they match up decent with. I think game 1 will be quite close, probably come down to the last possession just like Clips/Spurs in game 7.

Clippers +6.5 seems like a decent bet to me. Not a 5 unit by any means, but worth a 1 or 1.5 unit play. I think I'll put 1/2 unit on ML and 1 unit on +6.5.

Also like the Bulls tonight. Again probably 1/2 unit on ML and 1 unit on +5. May also tease the two games.

bobmaloogatimesfive · Answer

I lost money because I tried to middle this game moronically but if you don't think refs matter you didn't watch the game -- and AMAZTRON -- how bout them Clips without Cliff Paul you giabnt dilldooooo

bobmaloogatimesfive · Answer

Sco this buds for you too -- good work budddddddyyyyyyssss

best_bets · Answer

Atta boy bob!

Sco316 · Answer

Congrats bob. The refs had NOTHING to do with this game though. It was more about the rockets inability to take care of the ball and play permiter defense. The rockets are just pathetic. I guess there was reason on why harden didn&#x27;t win the MVP. He was non existent. Well done though tonite. Until next time.......

Sco316 · Answer

Hey bob, just so you know, I had the clips too so let's not get too crazy here

Quote Originally Posted by Sco316:

Late game lean brotha? Crunch time here....let's do this. I'm leaning the clippers still

I just almost bet on the rockets live cuz i thought they had some heart, thank god I didn't. Looking forward to your angles for the game 2s especially tomorrow.

Clips Game 1

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