Joe D'Amico's NBA Crash The Boards Winner

LA Clippers vs. New York, 02/10/2013 13:00 EDT, Score: 102 - 88

Point Spread: -3/-110 New York

Sportsbook: Intertops

Result: Loss

Today's winner is New York over Los Angeles. This is my Crash the Boards play.

The Clippers are 3-8 SU their L11 and 3-9 ATS their L12 overall. The return of Paul, Billups, and Griffen didn't help the team as they were smashed, 111-89 in Friday's loss to Miami. LA is 2-6 ATS their L8 as a visitor. Griffen, Paul, and Crawford aren't 100%. New York holds the 2nd best record in the East behind Miami. Ray Felton is back and the team has won 5 of their L6 SU, covering their L4 games played at home. Blake Griffen's lack of full strength tells me that Tyson Chandler will set up permanent residence under the boards here. Carmelo will score while Smith, Stoudemire, Felton, Chandler, Kidd, and Novak will make the Knicks presence felt to not just the Clippers but the rest of the League. The Clippers are 1-4 ATS their L5 games played vs. the Knicks, 1-6 ATS their L7 games played vs. the Eastern Conference, and 1-4 ATS their L5 games played on the road. The Knicks are 4-1-1 ATS their L6 games played overall, 3-0-1 ATS their L4 games played against the Western Conference, and 36-15 ATS their L51 games played at home. Take New York. Thank you.