Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Pepsi Center

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The Los Angeles Clippers travel to Pepsi Center to play the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. The opening line for this game has Los Angeles as 7 point favorites and the over/under has been set at 207.

The Clippers come into this game with an overall record of 6-7 and a road record of 1-4. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They currently have a point differential of -1.5 as they are averaging 103 points per game while giving up 104.5 per contest. The Nuggets have an overall record of 6-8 and a home record of 3-4. They currently are 3rd in the Northwest Division. They are averaging 100.6 points per game and surrendering 104.9, good for a point differential of -4.4.

Blake Griffin comes into this contest averaging 24.8 points per game while playing 33.9 minutes per night so far this season for the Clippers. He pulls down 8.4 rebounds per game and dishes out 4.5 assists per game as well. His field goal percentage is 55% while his free throw percentage is currently at 75%. Chris Paul averages 16.9 points per game in 32.2 minutes per contest this season. He averages 8.3 assists per contest and 3.6 rebounds per game for Los Angeles. His field goal percentage is 44% for the year while his free throw percentage is 85%.

Danilo Gallinari averages 18.1 points per game while playing 34 minutes per contest this year for the Nuggets. He grabs 5.6 rebounds per game and has 2.5 assists per contest on the year. His field goal percentage is 40% and his free throw percentage currently is at 90%. Kenneth Faried averages 12.5 points per game this season and he sees the court an average of 27 minutes per contest. He also averages 9.1 rebounds per contest and 1.1 assists per game. His field goal percentage is 59% and his free throw percentage is 60%.

Los Angeles averages 103 points per contest this season which ranks them 8th in the NBA. Their average scoring margin is -1.5 and their shooting percentage is 46% as a team which has them ranked 5th. Behind the arc they shoot 31% which is good for 23rd in the league. They average 50.9 rebounds per game and 21.5 assists per game which ranks them 25th and 16th in those offensive categories. In the turnover department they rank 3rd with 13.6 per game. The Clippers allow 104.5 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 22nd in the league. They also allow a 44% shooting percentage and a 35% average from behind the arc ranking them 14th and 19th in those defensive categories. Opponents average 56.2 rebounds a game which ranks 28th and they give up 21.2 assists per contest which puts them in 16th place in the league. They force 14.9 turnovers per game which ranks them 18th in the league.

Denver averages 100.6 points per game this year which ranks them 16th in the league. Their average scoring margin is -4.4 and their shooting percentage is 44% as a team which has them sitting in the 21st spot in the league. Behind the arc they shoot 33% which is good for 19th in the NBA. They average 53 rebounds per game and 22.4 assists per contest which ranks them 18th and 8th respectively. In the turnover department the Nuggets rank 15th with 15 per game. The Nuggets allow 104.9 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 23rd in the league. They also allow a 46% shooting percentage and a 40% average from behind the arc ranking them 25th and 29th in those defensive statistics. Opponents average 52.4 rebounds a game which ranks 13th and they give up 24.8 assists per contest which puts them in 29th place in the league. The Nuggets force 16 turnovers per game which ranks them 10th in the NBA.

Los Angeles Clippers Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Clippers are 4-9-0 against the spread

The Los Angeles Clippers are 8-5-0 against the over/under

Denver Nuggets Betting Trends

The Denver Nuggets are 7-7-0 against the spread

The Denver Nuggets are 8-6-0 against the over/under

Los Angeles Clippers Injuries

11/23/15 PG Pablo Prigioni Illness "?" Tuesday vs. Denver

Denver Nuggets Injuries

11/23/15 F Kenneth Faried Ankle "?" Tuesday vs. LA Clippers
11/17/15 F Joffrey Lauvergne Back out indefinitely
11/12/15 F Wilson Chandler Hip out for season
10/28/15 C Jusuf Nurkic Knee out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Denver

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