LA Clippers versus Indiana Pacers Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Lines Odds Preview 4-1-2013
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The 47-27 Indiana Pacers will travel to play the 49-25 LA Clippers in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday night. Tip off time from Staples Center in Los Angeles is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV.

The odds from this NBA pro basketball game has the home team LA Clippers favored by -5 points with an over under line of 188 points. There has been no movement in the betting lines since the odds were released a few hours ago.

The Pacers and Clippers met at Indiana on February 29th with the Clippers posting the 99-91 road victory as a +1 ½ point underdog. The game ended under 192 ½ points.

Indiana has a road record of 18-19 on the season. They win their fourth straight and seventh in eight games after a 112-104 road victory on Saturday against the Phoenix Suns as a -10 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished over 189 points. The Pacers shot 46.2% from the field and connected on 4 of 15 three pointers. They allowed 48.8% shooting and 6 of 12 makes from three to the Suns and win because Indiana grabbed ten more rebounds and forced 17 Phoenix turnovers. Paul George led Indiana with 25 points and four rebounds as he made 7 of his 14 shots. The Pacers are the top defensive team in the league as they rank first in the NBA in points allowed, field goal and three point defense. We have seen an upsurge offensively from this team as they have put up 100 or more points in four straight games. Indiana is 3-0 on this four game road trip. In the playoff race the Pacers sit tied with the New York Knicks for the second seed in the Eastern conference with just eight games remaining.

The Clippers are 28-8 straight up on their home court. The Clippers lose their second straight and return home off a 1-3 road trip after a 98-81 defeat to the Houston Rockets on Saturday as a +1 point underdog. The game ended under 206 points.It was the Clippers fourth game in five nights on a back to back and playing in four difference cities in those four games. LA ran out of gas in the second half by getting outscored 43-31 in defeat. They shot just 39.7% from the floor along with 7 of 22 three pointers. They give up just 43.8% shooting to the Rockets and lose because of pulling down ten less rebounds and committing 19 turnovers. Chris Paul led LA with 19 points and seven rebounds as he made 7 of his 19 shots. The Clippers rank fourth in the NBA in scoring defense by allowing just 94.5 points a game. They shoot extremely well hitting on 47.6% from the floor good for fifth in the league. LA trails the Denver Nuggets for the third seed by one game in the playoff race with just eight games remaining.
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