Chicago Bulls versus LA Clippers Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Preview 12-11-2012

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The 14-6 LA Clippers will travel to face the 11-8 Chicago Bulls in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Start time from Chicago is set for 9:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.

The current NBA odds in this game has the road team LA Clippers favored by -3 ½ points with an over under line of 187 ½ points. When the odds opened up a few hours ago it was the Clippers favored by -3 points with a over under of 187 points. We have seen a ½ point move on the Clippers and a ½ point move over the total.

The Clippers and Bulls met on November 17th and it was LA with the 101-80 home win against Chicago as a -6 point favorite. The total landed under 190 points. Trend: LA Clippers are 3-0 ATS in their past three games.

The Clippers are 4-3 straight up on the road this season. They are a hot team with six straight wins and scoring over 100 points in each game. The team has beaten four of their past five opponents by 18 points or greater. They are a good shooting team making 48% of their shots on the season. LA beat Toronto on Sunday 102-83 as a -10 ½ point home favorite to complete a perfect 3-0 home stand. Blake Griffin leads the team with 18 points and 9 rebounds a game as he makes 52% of his shots.

The Bulls are just 6-5 on their home court. They have won three straight and five of their past six games. Chicago beat the New York Knicks on Saturday 93-85 as a +2 ½ point home underdog. It was an impressive win because the Bulls were playing on back to back nights and involved in their fourth game in five nights. Life without Derrick Rose has impacted the Bulls offense as they average just 94 points a game. They are the number two defense in the league surrendering just 91 points a game and 42.4% shooting.

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