They're not THAT bad, in theory. its -45 but through 32 games, which is an average of -1.4 points per game. The Clippers as a team average -0.5 points per game this season (which is around an average team). But if we look at their first meeting in Charlotte, the Clippers were 5 point underdogs and that was before Teodosic came back from injury. For the record, Teodosic has the HIGHEST plus minus on the Clippers at +89 through 10 games played. So with all that taken to account, the betting line didnt make any adjustments for Teodosic playing and Rivers not playing
Just to be super anal: In the first meeting between these two teams, Rivers was 3-14 shooting and finished with just 9 points, 3 assists, and 3 turnovers in 34 minutes played and had a -19 point differential in a game that the Clippers lost by 15
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@quincy k this is how i try to find line value when injuries are involved