T.M. Selection: Portland Trail Blazers.

I like the Portland Trail Blazers to cover the spread against the LA Clippers in this game on Tuesday. The Trail Blazers have won 2 games in a row now and their last game they came away with a convincing win over the Lakers by 15 points. The last time that the Trail Blazers played the Clippers they won by 19 points. Damian Lillard has been playing much better since his slow start to the year but McCollum has been quiet in their games lately. I expect him to contribute more to the offense here and between him and Lillard, they will be too much for the Clippers to stop. The Clippers have won 4 games in a row now and their last loss came to the Trail Blazers over a week ago. Their wins have not been impressive though, they beat the Thunder who are 1 of the worst teams in the NBA, the Timberwolves twice in a row, and the Hornets in their last time out who have been awful lately especially on the road. I think the Clippers have been boosting their record a bit with some wins over bad teams and I expect their little run to come to an end in this game. I like the Trail Blazers to cover the spread in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 114-111 Trail Blazers.