Los Angeles Clippers vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 10/21/2021 NBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Thursday, October 21, 2021

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+2.5)

Chase Center is the location where the Golden State Warriors (39-33 last season) will take on the Los Angeles Clippers (47-25 last year) on Thursday. Golden State opens as 2.5-point favorites. The betting total is set at 225.5.

The Clippers stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 130-103 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended having earned a 41.8% field goal percentage (33 of 79) and made 12 of 39 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Clippers knocked down 25 of their 32 tries for a percentage of 78.1%. With regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 32 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 18 assists for the game while creating 4 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 56.4% from the floor on 53 out of 94 shooting. Phoenix earned 47 dimes and had 27 steals in this contest. On top of that, Phoenix collected 37 boards (10 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Phoenix shot 63.6% at the free throw line by making 7 of their 11 tries. They made 17 of 31 shots from three-point range.

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Marcus Morris is a player who was a factor in the matchup. He totaled 26 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 42 mins and pulled down 9 rebounds. Morris ended up going 52.9% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

Los Angeles steps onto the court after finishing with a record of 47-25 last year. They averaged 114.0 pts per contest (10th in the league) on 48.2% from the floor. The Clippers connected on 41.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,027 of 2,498) and 83.9% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Los Angeles grabbed 44.2 rebounds per game and accounted for 1,756 dimes last year, which had them ranked 17th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turned the ball over 13.2 times per contest and as a team committed 19.2 personal fouls per contest. Defensively, the Clippers forced 12.8 turnovers every game and they drew 18.1 personal fouls. The Clippers gave up a FG percentage of 46.4% (2,887 of 6,223) and they surrendered 41.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They were ranked 3rd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,650 conceded over the course of last year. They gave up 35.6% on shots from distance and they ranked 4th in the NBA in PPG allowed (107.8).

In their last game, the Warriors got the victory with a final of 121-114 when they played the Lakers. The Warriors recorded 41 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 50 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. The Lakers earned 25 fouls in this matchup which took the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 30 shots. They were able to bury 25 of them for a rate of 83.3%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Golden State made 14 out of their 39 tries (35.9%). When the final whistle was blown, the Warriors ended up shooting 41 for 93 from the floor which had them at 44.1%. The Warriors permitted the Lakers to convert 45 of their 95 attempts from the field which had them at 47.4% for the game. They finished 35.7% from beyond the arc by connecting on 15 of 42 and finished the game at 9 out of 19 at the charity stripe (47.4%). Regarding rebounding, Golden State permitted Los Angeles to get 45 in total (5 offensive).

Stephen Curry ended up being important for the Warriors for this contest. He converted 5 of 21 in this contest for a field goal rate of 23.8%, and had 10 rebounds. Curry accumulated 21 points in his 36 minutes on the court and accumulated 10 dimes in this contest.

Golden State had a mark of 39-33 last year. The Warriors committed 21.2 personal fouls every game and they went 78.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists was at 27.7 times per contest (1st in the league) and they turned it over 15.0 times per contest. Golden State earned 8,187 pts throughout last year (113.7 per game) and they pulled down 43.0 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Warriors hit 46.8% from the floor, which ranked them 14th in the NBA. The Warriors on the defensive end were ranked 18th in the league in points given up per game with 112.7. They gave up 23.8 assists and 47.3 total boards per game, which ranked them 7th and 27th in those defensive categories. The Golden State defense surrendered 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc (891 of 2,481) and opponents connected on 77.8% of their free throw shots. They forced 15.0 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (3rd in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+2.5)

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