Tip-off: Thursday, 10:30 p.m. ET
Line: San Antonio -3, Total: 203

The Clippers and Spurs will both be looking for three straight victories when they meet in Los Angeles Thursday. Here is the BetDSI Sportsbook betting preview for this matchup:

San Antonio is coming off of a 104-87 victory as a six-point road favorite in Detroit on Feb. 11. This Spurs team has won 11 of its past 14 games and has now held its past four opponents to 93 points or less. The Clippers, meanwhile, have won two straight games after losing their previous four straight. Offensively, the team is clicking with an average of 110.0 PPG in its past four contests. These teams met one another on Jan. 31, when the Clippers won 105-85 as five-point underdogs in San Antonio. Prior to that loss for the Spurs, the team had won-and-covered in four straight games against Los Angeles. Those victories include both a road win and home win over the Clippers earlier in the season. San Antonio has also won-and-covered in two straight and three of its past four trips to Staples Center. The Clippers are 21-7 SU at home this season, but are a mediocre 12-16 ATS in those contests. San Antonio, meanwhile, is 14-12 SU and 13-13 ATS in road games this season. The Spurs are also 4-0 SU when playing on three or more days rest, but they are also 0-4 ATS in those games. PF Blake Griffin (Elbow) is out indefinitely for the Clippers and the Spurs are not currently dealing with any injuries.

The Spurs went into the All-Star break extremely hot and a lot of that has to do with the team being healthy. SF Kawhi Leonard (15.4 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 2.1 SPG) could not stay on the floor earlier in the season, but he’s been playing well recently. Over the past five games, Leonard is averaging 14.2 PPG, 5.2 RPG and 2.6 SPG. He has struggled with his shot (40% FG in those contests), but has played great defense and should be the closest to 100% healthy as he has been all season after having over a week off. In two games against Los Angeles this season, the forward is averaging 25.0 PPG, 7.5 RPG and 3.0 SPG. He should be able to find success against a Clippers team that is weak at the small forward spot. PF Tim Duncan (14.5 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 1.9 BPG) should also be in for a big game in this one. Duncan is averaging just 14.3 PPG, 10.3 RPG and 1.0 SPG against Los Angeles this season, but the Clippers did have PF Blake Griffin (22.5 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 5.1 APG) in those meetings. The Clippers are shorthanded at the power forward position now and Duncan should be able to use his size to dominate the Clippers in the post. PG Tony Parker (14.5 PPG, 4.7 APG) went into the break averaging 18.0 PPG and 6.0 APG in his past two contests. He’s played poorly against Los Angeles on the season, averaging just 14.7 PPG (39% FG) and 5.7 APG in 32.7 MPG. The Spurs need Parker to play much better in his matchup against PG Chris Paul (17.7 PPG, 9.7 APG, 4.9 RPG, 1.9 SPG) on Thursday. SG Manu Ginobili (12.0 PPG, 4.8 APG, 3.0 RPG) has done well against the Clippers this season, averaging 12.7 PPG and 5.0 APG in three meetings with the team. The Clippers have offensive firepower at the shooting guard position, but they don’t have anybody that can slow Ginobili down on defense. He will need to be scoring in this game, as it won’t be very easy on Tony Parker and the team needs production from its wing players.

The Clippers have one of the best offenses in basketball, putting up 106.7 PPG (2nd in NBA) thanks to 24.6 APG (3rd in NBA). Over the past four games, the offense has been putting up even more points and a lot of that has to do with SGs J.J. Redick (14.6 PPG) and Jamal Crawford (16.0 PPG) stepping up their games. With PF Blake Griffin out, the Clippers needed players to rise to the occasion and these two have. Redick returned from a back injury just two game ago and is averaging 17.5 PPG since coming back. His shooting adds a ton of spacing to this offense and he is needed on the court. Crawford has also added a scoring punch, scoring 20+ points in four straight games. He’ll need to improve his play against San Antonio though, as he’s averaging just 12.0 PPG on some miserable shooting (29% FG) in three meetings with the Spurs. He can’t afford to be that inefficient in this one, so it’ll be interesting to see if he will attack the basket early in order to get himself going with some easier shots. PG Chris Paul has done what he can to keep this offense running at a high level. Paul is distributing the ball about as well as he has all season, dishing out 12.7 APG over the past three contests. He’s played well against the Spurs this season, averaging 19.0 PPG, 8.0 APG, 5.7 RPG and 1.3 SPG in three games against the team. Tony Parker has looked a step slower this season, so it’ll be important for Paul to go to the basket in this one. C DeAndre Jordan (10.7 PPG, 13.8 RPG, 2.4 BPG) went into the break averaging 23.0 PPG, 23.5 RPG and 2.5 BPG in his past two games. He’s been a monster on the glass, doing everything he can to make up for the loss of Griffin. He could see some time guarding Tim Duncan in this game and will need to be at his best for the Clippers to win at home.