Two of the best point guards in the league go head-to-head Wednesday night in Oklahoma City as the Chris Paul-led Clippers look to keep pace with the top of the West against a Thunder team led by Russell Westbrook. OKC has picked up ATS victories in six of its last seven meetings with L.A.
Line: Thunder -7, Total: 209.5 (check The Linemakers on Sporting News’ odds page for current NBA point spreads and totals)
The average score after AccuScore ran its 10,000-plus simulations is Thunder 104, Clippers 101.
AccuScore Best Bet No. 1: There's nearly a 61 percent chance the Clippers cover a +7 spread, a four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend. In the past week, AccuScore is 31-20 in its against-the-spread NBA picks (60.8 percent, +900 units). In Western Conference games, AccuScore has gone 9-5 (64.3 percent, +350 units) in the same time frame.
The Clippers are 15-7 ATS in their last 22 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City.
AccuScore Best Bet No. 2: There's a 57 percent chance the total combined score stays UNDER 209.5, another four-star hot trend. In the past week, AccuScore has gone 31-23 (57.4 percent, +570 units) when picking NBA totals. When AccuScore's simulated total has differed by 4.5 to 6 points from the number posted in Vegas -- as it does in this matchup -- AccuScore is 19-10 (65.5 percent, +800 units) in the last week.
The total has stayed UNDER in four of OKC's last five games when playing the Clippers.
The Linemakers' lean: Is the Vegas crew on board with this total play?
Projected Leaders
Chris Paul: 18 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 TOs
Russell Westbrook: 23 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 4 TOs
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