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Andrew Rogers
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Utah Jazz Game 5Prediction, Playoff Odds
The Clippers stormed back with a pair of wins at Staples Center to erase a 2-0 series deficit to the Jazz, who hope to welcome Mike Conley back into the fold as he battles a hamstring injury that has kept him out of the first four games of the series.
Clippers vs. Jazz NBA Playoff Odds
The home team has been favoured in each of the first four games, and has gone 3-0-1 ATS – so you might not be surprised to see the Jazz as the preferred pick among bettors. That isn’t the case with Sports Interaction, however, as 52 percent of customers are taking the visiting Clippers and the points. Los Angeles desperately needs a breakthrough at Vivint Smart Home Arena, having lost each of its previous seven visits to Salt Lake City.
The total for Wednesday’s Game 5 is set at 222, with the Over and Under both at -110. This is right in the range of where the total has been all series, and equals the number of total points scored in Game 4. The Clippers have been a superior Under play away from Staples Center of late, going 5-10 O/U in their previous 15 road games. The Jazz, meanwhile, are 7-2 to the Over in their last nine postseason games.
Los Angeles Clippers
Things looked a lot easier for the Clippers in Los Angeles than they did in Utah, with the hosts winning both games there by a combined 40 points. They did pretty much whatever they wanted to on offence – averaging 125 points in the victories – while limiting the offensive damage done by any player other than Donovan Mitchell (who is averaging just over 37 points in the series). Kawhi Leonard scored 65 points in L.A. after managing just 44 in the first two games in Utah.
Utah Jazz
Conley might not solve all of the Jazz’s problems, but his presence would help. He paced the Jazz in assists during the regular season (6.0) and was a pivotal part of the team’s dominant first-round showing vs. the Memphis Grizzlies, averaging 17.4 points (on 51.7 percent shooting) and 8.6 assists despite missing most of Game 5 due to injury. His return would take much of the ball-handling responsibility away from Mitchell, who committed five turnovers in Game 4.
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