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Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Clippers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Saturday when the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Clippers meet at Staples Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Suns as -1.5-point favorites versus the Clippers, while the game's total opened at 220.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 106-92 winner at home against the Suns. They covered the +1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (198) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Phoenix lost its last outing, a 106-92 result against the Clippers on June 24. The Suns failed to cover in that game as a -1.5-point favorite, while the 198 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Phoenix:
Team record: 61-24 SU,51-32-2 ATS
Phoenix is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Phoenix is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Los Angeles:
Team record: 56-32 SU,49-37-2 ATS
LA Clippers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
LA Clippers is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
LA Clippers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Phoenix home to Los Angeles Monday, June 28