The banged up 35-16 LA Clippers will be the road club when they take on the 32-14 Miami Heat in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Miami is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.

The NBA odds from this pro basketball game will come out on Friday afternoon as the Clippers are listing Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and Jamaal Crawford all as questionable due to injury.

The teams met back on November 14th and it was the Clippers with the 107-100 home win against the Miami Heat as a +1 point underdog. The total came in at over 197 points.

The Clippers have a road mark this season of 15-11. The team broke a three game losing streak after an 86-76 road win against the Orlando Magic as a -5 point betting favorite. The total came in at under 184 ½ points. LA played without injured Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and Jamaal Crawford. They shot just 40.2% from the field along with 6 of 18 from three. The Clippers earned the victory by holding the Magic to 34.5% shooting and forcing 18 Orlando turnovers. Guard Eric Bledsoe had 27 points and 6 rebounds on 9 of 21 shooting. Despite all the injuries the Clippers are ranked fourth in the NBA in two key categories which are points allowed and defensive field goal percentage. LA gives up 93.4 points and 43.4% shooting. All three injured starters are listed as questionable.

The Heat is 20-3 on their home court. Their win streak reaches three games after a 114-108 home win on Wednesday to the Houston Rockets as a -7 ½ point betting favorite. The game ended over 206 ½ points. The Heat shot 48.8% from the floor and 10 of 23 from three. We continue to see Miami shoot well on offense but not show peak form on defense. They give up 48.8% shooting to the Rockets which kept Houston in the game. Miami also loses the rebounding battle by a single board. Lebron James has 32 points and 6 rebounds on 11 of 18 shooting. Miami has been explosive offensively on their home court as they average nearly 107 points and 50.6% shooting.