Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/22/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: TNT

The Denver Nuggets (42-30) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers (36-37) at Ball Arena on Tuesday.

The Clippers took the court against the Jazz and took a loss by a score of 121-92 in their last contest. Los Angeles finished the contest with a 36.0% field goal percentage (31 of 86) and knocked down 11 out of their 35 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 19 of their 21 tries for a rate of 90.5%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected 43 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 23 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Pertaining to defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 48.5% from the field on 47 out of 97 shooting. Utah doled out 59 dimes and had 30 steals for this contest. In addition, Utah pulled down 44 rebounds (15 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 8 rejections. Utah finished 78.6% from the free throw line by converting 11 of 14 attempts. They buried 16 out of their 44 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Clippers ended up with 13 and the Jazz recorded 12 personal fouls.

Robert Covington is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. Covington finished the contest at 42.9% from the field and earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He was able to score 18 points on 6 out of 14 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a mark of 36-37 this year. They turn it over 13.9 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 44.2 boards per game and has accounted for 1,726 dimes this season, which has them ranked 15th in the league in terms of passing. The Clippers are shooting 36.5% from downtown (903 of 2,474) and 78.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 106.7 points per game (25th in the league) on 45.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Clippers are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They surrender 34.3% on shots from downtown and they are 11th in the NBA in PPG allowed (107.9). The Clippers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (2,960 of 6,604) and they concede 47.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 16th in the league in giving up assists with 1,752 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets took a defeat with a final score of 124-104 when they played the Celtics. The Nuggets were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the contest. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 4 steals in this game. The Celtics were called for 8 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to make 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. In the matter of three-point shots, Denver converted 14 of their 39 attempts (35.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets ended up shooting 35 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.2%. The Nuggets permitted the Celtics to make 47 of 82 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.3% for this contest. They shot 47.5% from 3-point land by going 19 of 40 and finished the game at 11 of 11 at the charity stripe (100.0%). When discussing rebounding, Denver allowed Boston to pull down 33 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Nikola Jokic ended up being a major contributor for the Nuggets in this contest. He made 8 out of 23 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 34.8%, and had 8 rebounds. Jokic had 23 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists in the game.

Denver has a mark of 42-30 for the campaign. The Nuggets are committing 19.8 personal fouls per contest and they hit 79.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 27.4 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.4 times per contest. Denver has accounted for 8,016 points for the campaign (111.3 per game) and they grab 44.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Nuggets are connecting on 47.7% from the field, which ranks them 3rd in the NBA.

The Denver defense allows 34.2% from downtown (845 of 2,472) and their opposition knocks down 75.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 24.8 assists and 42.9 rebounds every game, ranking them 18th and 5th in the NBA. The Nuggets are ranked 12th in basketball in points allowed per game with 108.9. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (22nd in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Denver and under the total points

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