Indiana Pacers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 1/17/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Monday, January 17, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Crypto.com Arena is the site where the Los Angeles Clippers (21-23) will meet the Indiana Pacers (15-28) on Monday.

The Pacers played the Suns and took a loss by a score of 112-94 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Pacers finished with 20 while the Suns racked up 14 fouls. They also made 11 of 28 shots from distance. Phoenix walked away from this one shooting 91.3% at the charity stripe by burying 21 of 23 attempts. Additionally, Phoenix grabbed 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Phoenix recorded 51 dimes and had 24 steals in the matchup. In terms of defending, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 40 of 88 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes in the game in addition to creating 6 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 42 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pacers knocked down 13 of their 18 shots for a rate of 72.2%. Indiana walked away from the game having earned a 38.6% FG percentage (34 of 88) and made 13 of their 43 three-point shots.

Justin Holiday is one player who came through for the game. He walked away with 25 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and also grabbed 2 rebounds. Holiday finished the contest at 56.3% from the field and also recorded 4 assists.

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Indiana heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 15-28 for the year. They are averaging 107.3 pts per game (21st in basketball) while going 45.5% from the floor. The Pacers are connecting on 32.3% on 3-pointers (496 of 1,537) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is collecting 44.3 boards per game and has racked up 1,028 assists this season, which is 16th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Pacers are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 fouls. They give up 35.6% on 3-point shots while they are 16th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (108.2). The Pacers are giving up a FG percentage of 46.4% (1,718 of 3,706) and they concede 42.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 942 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the Clippers took a loss by a score of 101-94 when they faced the Spurs. The Clippers were able to snag 33 defensive boards and 21 offensive rebounds for a total of 54 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Spurs committed 14 fouls in this contest which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 8 attempts. They were able to make 6 of those for a clip of 75.0%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Los Angeles knocked down 12 out of their 38 attempts (31.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Clippers ended up shooting 38 for 100 from the floor which gave them a rate of 38.0%. The Clippers allowed the Spurs to make 34 of their 83 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.0% for the matchup. They finished 29.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 out of 37 and ended up going 22 out of 27 at the free throw line (81.5%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles permitted San Antonio to snag 39 overall (15 on the offensive glass).

Amir Coffey pitched in for the Clippers for the contest. He converted 7 of 13 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 5 rebounds. Coffey scored 20 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and added 1 assist in this matchup.

Los Angeles has a record of 21-23 on the campaign. The Clippers are responsible for committing 18.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 78.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.8 times per contest (22nd in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.6 times per game. Los Angeles has totaled 4,581 points on the season (104.1 per contest) and they grab 43.8 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Clippers are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 23rd in basketball.

The Clippers defensively are ranked 8th in the league in PPG surrendered with 105.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (7th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense surrenders 32.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (495 of 1,523) and opponents are making 78.8% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 23.2 dimes and 48.3 boards per game, which is ranked 10th and 29th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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