Houston Rockets versus LA Clippers Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 1-15-2013

The 29-9 LA Clippers will be on a back to back as they travel to play the Houston Rockets in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time from Houston is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel. The current NBA odds in this pro basketball game have the road team LA Clippers favored by -1 point with an over under line of 211 points. During the lockout shortened season the teams met three times with the Clippers winning all three games. LA covered the spread in two of the three games. Trend: Houston Rockets are 0-3 ATS in their past three games.The LA Clippers are 11-5 straight up on the road this season. They bounce back from a bad home loss on Saturday to Orlando by blowing out the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night by the score of 99-73 as a +4 ½ point road underdog. The total came in at under 179 ½ points. LA played without Chris Paul who sat out with a knee bruise. He is questionable for Tuesday’s game. The Clippers shot 46% from the field and got to the free throw line 32 times and made 24 shots. LA held Memphis to just 30% shooting. The team is 4th in the NBA in offensive field goal shooting at 47.7% and third in field goal defense by allowing opponents less than 43% shooting from the floor. The Rockets are 14-6 on their home court on the year. They return home briefly after a three game east coast road trip where they lost each game. They come off the 107-100 road defeat on Saturday to the Philadelphia 76ers as a +1 point underdog. The game ended over 204 points. It was a tough spot for the Rockets playing their third game in four nights and facing travel in each game. Houston allowed an anemic offensive team in Philadelphia score 107 points and hit on over 49% from the field. James Harden led Houston with 29 points on 10 of 19 shooting. Point guard Jeremy Lin had an off night hitting on 2 of 13 from the field. The Rockets are the top scoring team in the league averaging 105 points a game. At home Houston averages nearly 109 points and over 46% shooting.