Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 11/1/2021 NBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Monday, November 1, 2021

Location: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports OK

The Oklahoma City Thunder (1-5) are on their way to STAPLES Center on Monday where they will compete against the Los Angeles Clippers (1-4).

The Thunder played the Warriors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 103-82 in their last contest. Oklahoma City finished the game with a 35.8% field goal percentage (29 of 81) and made 8 of their 39 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Thunder made 16 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 76.2%. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 45 with 3 of them being offensive. They also distributed 14 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 42.4% from the field on 39 out of 92 shooting. Golden State dished out 56 dimes and had 30 steals in this game. On top of that, Golden State collected 46 rebounds (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Golden State finished the contest at 50.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 4 of 8 attempts. They made 21 of their 52 attempts from distance.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is one player who came through for the contest. He walked away with 15 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 29 minutes played and also collected 5 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander ended up going 42.9% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

Oklahoma City heads into this matchup with a mark of 1-5 on the campaign. The Thunder are shooting 29.2% on shots from distance (64 of 219) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 97.2 points per outing (29th in the league) while going 41.6% from the field. They turn it over 15.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.8 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Oklahoma City is pulling in 43.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 119 assists on the campaign, which is 23rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. Defensively, the Thunder are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They are 26th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 161 relinquished for the campaign. The Thunder defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.8% (253 of 541) and they relinquish 49.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 37.2% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 21st in basketball in PPG allowed (111.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers went home defeated by a final of 111-92 when they faced the Trail Blazers. The Clippers were able to corral 37 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 43 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Trail Blazers committed 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to make 9 of those for a clip of 56.3%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Los Angeles buried 15 out of 42 attempts (35.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Clippers finished 34 out of 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 39.1%. The Clippers allowed the Trail Blazers to make 41 out of 98 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 41.8% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 46.3% from 3-point land by shooting 19 of 41 and finished the contest at 10 of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). When it comes to rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Portland to snag 47 in total (16 on the offensive glass).

Paul George pitched in for the Clippers in this contest. He converted 15 out of 24 in the matchup for a rate of 62.5%, and earned 8 rebounds. George scored 42 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this contest.

Los Angeles has a record of 1-4 on the year. Los Angeles has accounted for 514 points for the year (102.8 per contest) and they collect 41.0 rebounds per contest. The Clippers commit 21.4 personal fouls every game and they go 70.9% from the charity stripe. As an offensive unit, the Clippers are connecting on 42.0% from the field, which ranks them 26th in basketball. They are assisting teammates 24.0 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per game. The Clippers defensively are ranked 11th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 104.8. They are forcing their opponents into 19.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (12th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense gives up 36.4% on 3-point attempts (60 of 165) and opponents are connecting on 75.9% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 20.2 dimes and 53.6 total boards per game, which ranks them 4th and 30th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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