Schule's 10* NBA Total Recall TERMINATOR - BLAZERS@CLIPPERS
(NBA) Portland vs. LA Clippers, 04/27/2016 6:00 PM, Score: 108 - 98
Total: 196.50 | -105.00 Under
Result: Win
This is a 10* play on POR@LAC to go OVER the total.

The last time I watched the Clippers play without Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, they won at Utah by a score of 102-99. That was a road win against one of the best defensive teams in the league, in a game that Utah needed to win in order to make the playoffs. Jamal Crawford led the way with 30 points on 9-of-20 shooting. It appeared that the Clippers strategy without their stars was to play a fast paced, high energy game, shooting a ton of threes. They were quite successful going 13-of-29 (44%) from beyond the arc.

Paul Pierce scored 18 points in 33 minutes in that game, and he was 4-of-5 from beyond the arc. The veteran has seen limited action so far this post-season, but expect to see more of "The Truth" tonight. These teams have failed to reach the total in five straight meetings, and seven of the last eight overall. The number in all of those games was well over 200, and tonight's total is roughly 10 points lower than it would be in normal circumstances. That may prove to be a case of the bookmakers over-compensating.

Take OVER.

GL,

Jesse Schule