Portland Trail Blazers vs LA Clippers Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 26/12/2025, 06:00  by Geoffrey Ejiga | Modified on 26/12/2025 at 08:20 in NBA Predictions

The Portland Trail Blazers enter on a two-game losing streak against the LA Clippers, who've won their last two games. The Clippers desperately need to keep that momentum going as they sit 13th in the Western Conference and outside the playoff qualification zone. Stay tuned for our match prediction!

Before the Clippers’ back-to-back wins against the Lakers (103-88) and Rockets (128-108), they lost 11 of the 12 games prior. In fact, the 8-21 Clippers have only won one game more than the last-seed Kings, who are 7-23 for the season. At this rate, the Clippers will miss out on the playoffs for the first time since the 2017-18 season.

Portland, in contrast, seemed to be back to its winning ways after hitting a three-game winning streak for the second time this season. The edges past the Warriors, before back-to-back wins against the last-seed Kings. However, what followed was two clean wins against the 6th-seed Magic and the Pistons, Eastern Conference leaders.

For the Blazers, their 44.6% FG% (second-worst) has seen them struggle to put up enough buckets to secure victories. And that's going to be a problem against the Clippers, who are 14th in PPG allowed, despite their streak of poor performances.