NBA In-Season Tournament: Houston Rockets (6-3) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (3-7)

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This is the Friday, November 17th NBA report for the Rockets vs. Clippers In-Season Tournament Group Stage prediction. 

The game starts at 10:30 PM EST in LA’s Crypto.com Arena. The Moneyline has the Rockets as +185 underdogs, while the Clippers are favored at -225. The O/U total is 217.5, and the Spread is 5.5 points. 

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Clippers Remain Winless With Harden

The LA Clippers have fallen on tough times. At 3-7, the Clippers have yet to win a game with 10x All-Star James Harden on the team. Harden has played 5 games with the Clippers since joining the team in early November, and since then LA is 0-5. The Clippers will take on the Houston Rockets, Harden’s old team, who are finding a lot of success this season. Houston is 6-3, and after finishing with just 22 wins last year, the Rockets look like a brand new team. Houston’s Head coach Ime Udoka has done a great job. They are young, quick, and could surprise the aging LA Clippers. 

I’m going with the Houston Rockets in this one. LA is floundering. Their Big-4 has yet to pay off, and while it’s only been 5 games, it hasn’t looked good. The Clippers have the name recognition, but time is against them. James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Russell Westbrook have a combined age of 134 years. Houston has the perfect mix of young and old, and it’s working. The Rockets have won 6-straight, while the Clippers have lost 6-straight. Teams are underestimating this Rockets squad because of last year’s poor performance, but this isn’t the same team, and Houston is proving everyone wrong. 

So for our Rockets vs. Clippers expert pick, take the Houston Rockets Moneyline (+185) on Friday. Click here to see the latest odds on this matchup.