Deni Avdija scored 25, Jrue Holiday had 24 points and six assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers pulled away from the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 122-108

LOS ANGELES — This was a win any coach would be proud of.

The Portland Trail Blazers (1-1) visit the LA Clippers (1-1) Sunday. Tip-off from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, is 9 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Trail Blazers vs. Clippers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

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Kawhi Leonard had 30 points and 10 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Portland 114-107 on Sunday night in the Trail Blazers’ second game since head coach Chauncey Billups was arrested on gambling charges.

The Utah Jazz have one new name on their injury report leading up to tip-off against the Portland Trail Blazers this week. The one new name in question is backup center Jusuf Nurkic, who's wound up carving a decent rotational role in the frontcourt behind Walker Kessler, but now sees his status up in the air against the Trail Blazers.

The Lakers vs. Trail Blazers ended up with Portland winning 108-122 on the road despite Austin Reaves' 41-point game on Monday.