Clippers vs Trail Blazers Game Breakdown

Get ready to light up your screens tonight as the Los Angeles Clippers sail into the Moda Center, ready to clash with the Portland Trail Blazers in a fiery first-round playoff matchup. With the Clippers cruising at a solid 22 wins and just a stone’s throw away from the top in the Western Conference, they’re looking to clip another victory to their impressive season. On the other side, the Blazers, despite trailing far behind with 13 wins, are hungry to blaze a new trail and upset the odds. With the game set to tip off at 11:00 PM EST and an over/under that promises plenty of basket-banging action, tonight’s showdown is anything but predictable. As the Clippers aim to tighten their grip and the Blazers look to reignite their spark, this game could really set the court on fire!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 16, 2025 11:00PM EST

Location: Moda Center, Portland

Vegas Odds

	LAC ML	POR ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-245	+205	221.5	-6.0/6.0
Recent	-260	+215	221.0	-6.5/6.5
Difference	-15	+10	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

31W-26L

72.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

18W-40L

27.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/03/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	31	27	20	27	105	Over
12/03/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	36	27	28	36	127	Over
10/30/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	24	30	28	24	106	Under
10/30/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	26	24	35	20	105	Under
03/22/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	42	28	31	24	125	Over
03/22/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	27	26	27	37	117	Over
03/20/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	27	33	34	22	116	Under
03/20/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	28	22	20	33	103	Under
12/11/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	32	33	34	28	127	Over
12/11/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	43	23	39	27	132	Over
10/25/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	20	27	26	38	111	Over
10/25/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	29	38	32	21	120	Over
04/08/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	33	37	26	29	125	Over
04/08/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	26	38	45	27	136	Over
03/19/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	36	23	34	24	117	Under
03/19/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	30	25	28	19	102	Under
11/29/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	25	28	29	36	118	Over
11/29/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	30	31	34	17	112	Over
12/06/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	27	21	29	25	102	Under
12/06/21	Portland Trail Blazers POR	26	23	25	16	90	Under
11/09/21	Portland Trail Blazers POR	26	29	24	30	109	Over
11/09/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	33	23	27	34	117	Over
10/29/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	24	16	27	25	92	Under
10/29/21	Portland Trail Blazers POR	25	23	28	35	111	Under
10/25/21	Portland Trail Blazers POR	17	25	19	25	86	Under
10/25/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	31	25	35	25	116	Under

Clippers Vs Over/Under

Trail Blazers Vs Over/Under

Clippers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/15	@ BRO	126-67W	46	26	14	79
01/13	@ MIA	109-98W	48	28	11	93
01/08	vs DEN	103-126L	40	14	11	80
01/06	vs MIN	106-108L	49	23	13	89
01/04	@ ATL	131-105W	48	36	17	96
01/02	vs OKL	98-116L	45	25	19	81
12/31	vs SAS	86-122L	41	17	13	87
12/30	vs NOP	116-113W	40	24	16	86
12/27	@ GSW	102-92W	39	19	21	75
12/21	vs DAL	97-113L	40	18	17	81

Trail Blazers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/14	@ BRO	114-132L	38	20	17	86
01/11	@ MIA	98-119L	51	24	16	95
01/09	vs DAL	111-117L	43	24	12	93
01/08	vs NOP	119-100W	44	24	13	88
01/06	vs DET	115-118L	38	32	16	90
01/04	vs MIL	105-102W	55	21	17	85
01/02	vs LAL	106-114L	42	24	18	80
12/30	@ PHI	103-125L	33	23	24	77
12/28	@ DAL	126-122W	50	27	14	92
12/26	@ UTA	122-120W	43	26	11	89

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Clippers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Kris Dunn SG	18.0	8.6	17.1	80%	18.5
James Harden PG	50.0	43.8	42.0	100%	42.3
Norman Powell SF	42.0	36.0	33.5	93%	34.7
Ivica Zubac C	44.0	41.8	35.7	100%	36.0

Portland Trail Blazers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Deandre Ayton C	36.0	26.6	32.2	100%	32.6
Toumani Camara SF	26.0	28.6	23.6	100%	23.9
Shaedon Sharpe SG	43.0	36.3	28.9	90%	30.8
Anfernee Simons PG	39.0	36.1	30.9	100%	31.3

Clippers Notable Injuries

Kawhi Leonard (PF): Avg: 22.7pts, 6.0reb, 3.4ast, 33.4 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 4.9
Kevin Porter Jr. (PG): Avg: 10.0pts, 3.0reb, 3.1ast, 19.3 minutes. Last game: 01/13/25. Impact: 3.6

Trail Blazers Notable Injuries

Deni Avdija (SF/PF): Avg: 14.4pts, 7.0reb, 3.7ast, 29.1 minutes. Last game: 01/11/25. Impact: 5.7
Robert Williams (PF/C): Avg: 6.7pts, 5.4reb, 0.9ast, 17.6 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 2.8
Donovan Clingan (C): Avg: 5.9pts, 6.8reb, 0.7ast, 16.8 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 3.1
Bryce McGowens (SG): Avg: 4.6pts, 1.6reb, 0.8ast, 13.9 minutes. Last game: 01/11/25. Impact: 0.7

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Shaedon Sharpe	POR	Pts	20.5	24.5	+4.0	80%	60%	53%	53%	LAC	-1.9	#3
Deandre Ayton	POR	Pts	12.5	16.1	+3.6	20%	40%	53%	53%	LAC	-1.9	#9
Ivica Zubac	LAC	Reb	12.5	14.2	+1.7	60%	50%	47%	47%	POR	+0.9	#25
James Harden	LAC	Reb	5.5	6.2	+0.7	40%	30%	33%	33%	POR	-0.6	#3
Derrick Jones Jr.	LAC	Ast	0.5	1.1	+0.6	40%	60%	60%	60%	POR	+0.2	#17

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Clippers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#9	#5	#30	#14	-1.0%
PF	#1	#5	#16	#2	-12.8%
PG	#14	#22	#15	#20	1.7%
SF	#20	#17	#13	#18	2.2%
SG	#3	#10	#1	#3	-9.7%

Trail Blazers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#22	#25	#21	#26	7.5%
PF	#17	#10	#10	#23	1.9%
PG	#13	#20	#20	#21	1.9%
SF	#21	#18	#17	#20	3.1%
SG	#29	#3	#22	#27	7.7%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

107.2

109.0

Rebounds per Game

42.8

43.0

Assists per Game

24.0

Steals per Game

10.1

7.6

Blocks per Game

4.3

5.5

Shots per Game

85.5

88.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.2

13.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.4

53.5

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.8

34.6

Turnovers per Game

15.0

15.4

Fouls per Game

17.5

19.4

Recent Trends

Mo Bamba (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.9% to 13.8, 10.2 min average previous 3 games.
Donovan Clingan (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 66.0% to 24.7, 14.9 min average previous 3 games.
Derrick Jones Jr. (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.8% to 16.3, 23.6 min average previous 3 games.
Terance Mann (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 43.6% to 10.2, 18.1 min average previous 3 games.
Matisse Thybulle (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 62.1% to 10.9, 28.8 min average previous 3 games.