Los Angeles Clippers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/1/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is the location where the Brooklyn Nets (23-10) will meet the Los Angeles Clippers (18-17) on Saturday.

The Clippers faced off with the Celtics and walked away with a win by a score of 91-82 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Clippers ended up finishing with 12 and the Celtics finished the game with 8 personal fouls. They also buried 4 of their 42 tries from 3-point range. Boston finished the contest at 72.7% when shooting free throws by burying 8 of their 11 attempts. Furthermore, Boston grabbed 29 rebounds (21 offensive, 8 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Boston distributed 50 assists and had 19 steals in this game. Regarding the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 34.7% from the field on 35 out of 101 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in the game while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 49 with 9 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Clippers made 14 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 82.4%. Los Angeles walked away from the contest having earned a 40.7% field goal percentage (33 of 81) and made 11 out of their 28 shots from downtown.

Marcus Morris is one guy who was a factor in this game. He accounted for 23 points on 9 of 21 shooting. He saw the court for 38 minutes played and snagged 10 boards. Morris ended up going 42.9% from the floor and distributed 2 dimes.

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Los Angeles will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 18-17 this year. They are averaging 105.0 points per outing (27th in the league) while going 44.8% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (437 of 1,218) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 44.1 boards per game and has earned 804 assists on the season, which is 17th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.8 times per game and as a group they commit 17.9 fouls per game.

On defense, the Clippers have forced 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 14th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 810 conceded so far this year. The Clippers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.1% (1,400 of 3,176) and they concede 47.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 33.1% on 3-pointers and they rank 5th in the league in points per game allowed (104.6).

In their last game, the Nets took a loss by a score of 110-102 when they played the 76ers. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Brooklyn allowed Philadelphia to get 29 in total (14 offensive). They went 40.6% from beyond the arc by hitting 13 out of 32 and ended up shooting 13 of 20 at the free throw line (65.0%). The Nets permitted the 76ers to bury 42 of their 100 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.0% in this matchup. In all, the Nets went 37 out of 81 from the field which had them at 45.7%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Brooklyn converted 7 of 27 attempts (25.9%). They were able to make 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 77.8%. The 76ers committed 7 personal fouls for the contest which took the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They also turned it over 17 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The Nets collected 40 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 52 in this contest.

James Harden was important for the Nets for the contest. He converted 9 out of 20 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 45.0%, and totaled 14 rebounds. Harden scored 33 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 10 dimes for this game.

Brooklyn has a record of 23-10 for the season. The Nets commit 19.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 81.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.5 times per game (6th in the league) and they turn it over 14.3 times per contest. Brooklyn has accounted for 3,639 points on the season (110.3 per contest) and they collect 45.6 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Nets are connecting on 46.8% from the floor, which ranks 6th in the league.

The Nets on the defensive side of the court are 11th in basketball in PPG given up with 106.7. They have forced 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (2nd in the league). The Brooklyn defense gives up 31.4% on three-point shots (382 of 1,217) and opponents are connecting on 79.3% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 22.2 dimes and 45.5 boards every game, which is ranked 6th and 18th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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