Jim's Feist's 20* NBA High Roller *** 3-0 (100%) on Season
NBA (709) NEW ORLEANS HORNETS (710) LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 11/09 07:35 PM PT / 10:35 PM ET

Take: (710) LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (20* HI Roller Play)

Reason: What a difference an off season makes. The Hornets had the fifth best scoring defense in the league last year, allowing just over 94 ppg. This season, the reeling Hornets (2-5 SU, 2-5 ATS) are allowing well over 100 ppg. In fact, the Hornets have allowed over 107 points in four of their first seven games. The only reason the Lakers didn't eclipse that total last night was because the Hornets never were in the game and the Lakers put it into cruise control early in that contest. Still, the Lakers got over 100 points in an easy 104-88 win. The Hornets are in the midst of a grueling three game west coast swing, having lost last night at the Lakers, playing back-to-back games with tonight's contest against the Clippers, and then traveling to Phoenix to face the Suns (three games in just four nights). Meanwhile, the Clippers are riding a three game winning streak after their win over Memphis on Saturday, 113-110. Despite a lackluster start to the game and trailing by as much as 11-points, the Clippers rallied for the win. The Clippers are one game from .500 after a terrible start to the season that saw them lose their first four games. The Clippers hope to keep near that .500 mark until they get the services of injured first round draft choice Blake Griffin (out indefinitely with a broken knee cap). This version of the Hornets is a far cry from the team that made the playoffs the last two years. All of my numbers point to a easy Clippers win here on Monday, so lay the short number and enjoy the win.