The Los Angeles Clippers are set to host the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Thursday night. The Nuggets and Clippers split the first two games of the series, with Denver winning Game 1 112-110 in overtime. Los Angeles then won Game 2 105-102 behind a 39-point masterpiece from Kawhi Leonard.  Small forward Michael Porter Jr. (shoulder) is listed as a game-time decision for the Nuggets. The Clippers are 28-13 against the spread in home games, while the Nuggets are 20-21 ATS in road games. 

Tip-off from the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. is set for 10 p.m. ET. The teams split four regular-season matchups, while the Clippers have won the last three home meetings. The Clippers are 5.5-point favorites in the latest Nuggets vs. Clippers odds from SportsLine consensus. The over/under for total points scored is 213.5. L.A. is at -229 on the money line (risk $229 to win $100), with Denver at +188 (risk $100 to win $188). Before making any Nuggets vs. Clippers picks, you NEED to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

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