The Clippers return home to host the Nuggets! It's time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Clippers prediction and pick.

There's a reason top-seeded teams like the Thunder are often more prepared to make deep runs in NBA history: they're getting a lot of cumulative rest over the course of the playoffs. Meanwhile, all the teams in the middle (like Denver and L.A.) wear themselves out before they really get the ball rolling.