LA Clippers versus Minnesota Timberwolves Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Lines Odds Preview 4-10-2013

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The 29-48 Minnesota Timberwolves will travel to play the 51-26 LA Clippers win an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Tip off time from Staples Center in Los Angeles is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The NBA odds from this pro basketball game have the home team LA Clippers favored by -11 points with an over under line of 201 points. Early money has landed on the Timberwolves as the Clippers opened up as a -11 ½ point betting favorite.

The teams have gone head to head three times this season with the Clippers winning all three games. Each team covered the point spread in their road game.

Minnesota has a road record of 10-28 on the season. They come off the 105-89 road defeat on Tuesday to the Golden St Warriors as a +7 point underdog. The game finished under 204 points. The Timberwolves get outscored 50-35 in the second half in the loss. They shoot just 36.7% from the field and made 7 of 19 three pointers. Minnesota allowed the Warriors to make 42.9% of their shots along with 10 of 24 three pointers. The Timberwolves get crushed on the glass by the Warriors by a 60-44 margin. Chase Budinger came off the bench for 17 points and six rebounds as he made 7 of his 15 shots. With injuries to Kevin Love for much of the season and missing Chase Budinger and Nikola Pekovic for spots this season the team has suffered offensively. They make just 43.4% of their shots ranking 24th in the league and are the worst three point shooting team in the NBA may making 30.4% from beyond the arc.

The Clippers are 30-9 playing at home. They win their second straight after a 109-95 home victory on Sunday to the LA Lakers as a -4 ½ point betting favorite. The game ended over 199 points. The Clips were able to outscore the Lakers in every quarter in victory. They enjoyed a 50% shooting game with 8 of 21 three point shooting. The Clippers held the Lakers to 43.4% shooting and the Clips crushed their rival on the glass by a 50-36 margin. Chris Paul for the Clippers had 24 points and 12 assists as he made 10 of his 18 shots. LA Clippers are vying for home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. They trail the Memphis Grizzlies by one game with seven games remaining to achieve that goal. The Clips have defended well this season ranking fourth in the NBA in scoring defense by giving up just 94.8 points a game. On offense they make 47.7% of their shoots good for fifth best in the league.

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