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Portland Trail Blazers (0-0) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (0-0)
The 2023-24 NBA season is finally here, so we are breaking down Wednesday’s Western Conference showdown from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, to get you the best Trail Blazers vs. Clippers pick and odds.
The Clippers have dominated the Trail Blazers as of late, going 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS in their last five encounters. Los Angeles opens as a firm 9-point fave with a total of 228.0 points.
The new-look Portland Trail Blazers are massive +1125 underdogs to snap their two-year playoff drought. After going 27-55 in 2021-22 and 33-49 in 2022-23, the Trail Blazers decided to part ways with Damian Lillard, sending the seven-time All-Star guard to the Milwaukee Bucks in a blockbuster three-team trade.
In exchange, the Trail Blazers got Jrue Holiday from Milwaukee and Deandre Ayton from the Phoenix Suns. Portland then decided to move on from Holiday, sending him to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams, and a couple of first-round picks.
Portland took Scoot Henderson with the third pick overall in the 2023 NBA Draft, and the 6-foot-2 combo guard will drive the Trail Blazers’ offense in 2023-24. On the other side of t he ball, the Trail Blazers will have to work hard to improve on a disastrous 2022-23 performance. Portland had the fourth-worst defensive rating in the league, allowing 118.8 points per 100 possessions. Furthermore, the Trail Blazers’ defense ranked 28th in field goal percentage (49.1%) and 29th in 3-point percentage (37.9%).
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