Los Angeles Clippers vs Indiana Pacers Predictions and Odds Jan 31
Los Angeles Clippers vs Indiana Pacers Betting Preview
WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his Los Angeles Clippers vs Indiana Pacers betting preview for Monday, January 31. At the time of posting, the Pacers have opened as a 2-point home favorite over the road Clippers, with the total sitting at 221 points.
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| Monday, January 31 | NBA Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Los Angeles Clippers +2 vs Indiana Pacers |
| Total: | 221 Points |
| Game Time: | 7:10pm ET / 4:10pm PT |
| Arena: | Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN |
| TV: | Bally Sports SoCal |
Los Angeles Clippers vs Indiana Pacers Analysis
The Clippers will be finishing up an eight game road trip where they are 4-3 right now, and after a win yesterday against Charlotte, they will have a good chance to move to 5-3 on this road trip as they take on a Pacers team who has lost four out of five, and who have only won four games since Christmas.
The Pacers open up a very small favorite at -2 with a total of 221, and we’ll see if there’s a play we can confidently wager on.
Clippers Keeping Up
The Clippers have not folded since Paul George went out and we’re seeing some nice performances from guys like Reggie Jackson, Luke Kennard, Amir Coffee and Brandon Boston Jr.
They are 7-3 against the spread their last 10 games and 4-1 their last five games so they’ve been a profitable team on this road trip, and they get a Pacers team whose defense is non-existent right now so if the Clippers gas tank isn’t on empty today they could have a nice offensive showing. Their balance on offense has been a nice surprise as five different players have lead the team in scoring the last five days so it’s tough to key in on one or two guys when defending them right now.
Even though they are on a back to back, they should have plenty of energy as they beat Charlotte by 25 points yesterday and nobody on the Clippers played more than 27 minutes so this back to back isn’t as grueling as others can be.
Pacers Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Anyone
The defense of the Pacers is putrid at this point as they gave up 132 points to Dallas and that means that they’re giving up over 118 points a game in 2022. They’re 4-14 since Christmas and they just can’t do much of anything on defense right now.
There most recent win was on Friday against OKC in overtime in a game that SGA left early with an injury so that win was a bit lucky for sure. They’re lack of defense has created an over trend for them as they are 4-1 to the over in their last five games overall and 4-1 to the over in their last five home games so don’t expect lock down defense tonight from Indiana.
Los Angeles Clippers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction
I think Indiana is a favorite because of the back to back situation for the Clippers, but this is not a bad spot for the Clippers. They didn’t have to use a lot of energy yesterday and their game was in the middle of the day so they’ve had a bit more time to refresh.
This is the last game of a long road trip and they don’t play again til Thursday and they’re 4-3 on the road trip so I think we may see a Clippers team wanting to finish this stretch strong tonight. The Pacers last three wins have not been against anyone impressive as they beat OKC with the aforementioned Gilgeous-Alexander injury, Golden State in a Klay Thompson return situation with no Draymond and the Lakers who have lost 8 out of 11. I’ll take the Clippers to win outright in Indiana tonight.
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Los Angeles Clippers vs Indiana Pacers Preview from GoldSheet
Los Angeles is coming off an early start and 25-point win at Charlotte, marking Ty Lue’s Clips’ 7th cover in its last eight games (4-2 straight up last six on the road). In that 8-game run G Reggie Jackson has and Luke Kennard have found their touch, shooting 47% and 49% respectively, and Amir Coffey has emerged as a legitimate player (14 ppg, 46%, 4 rpg).
Indiana has had a laundry list of injuries and absences over the last few months contributing to a 9-21 SU mark in the Pacers’ last 30 starts. Pacers, if the whole truth be told, have been playing without between 2 and 5 starters all season, and currently are down G Malcolm Brogdon, C Myles Turner and backup C Goga Bitadze has a sore foot and is iffy.
The Clippers are manning the sails like the Prada/Ferrari sailing team tacking in the America’s Cup right now, and quite frankly, Indiana is not. First meeting was a 139-133 LA victory just 2 weeks ago, when Nic Batum exploded for a season-high 32 points and Jackson added 26, but it was Bitadze that kept Indiana in the mix in that meeting with 17 pts. and 8 rebs. off the bench and backup G Chris Duarte had 24 pts. on 10 of 14 FGs, 7 rebs. and 6 assists. Seriously doubt those contributions are duplicated. Play LA Clippers.
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