Los Angeles Clippers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 1/31/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Monday, January 31, 2022

Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Los Angeles Clippers (25-25) are en route to Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Monday where they will play the Indiana Pacers (17-32).

The Clippers faced off with the Magic and took home the win by a score of 111-102 in their last contest. Los Angeles walked away from the game with a 44.4% field goal percentage (36 of 81) and knocked down 15 out of their 29 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 24 of 27 attempts for a percentage of 88.9%. In regard to pulling down boards, they compiled 49 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 20 assists in this contest while forcing 3 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With regard to defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 45.2% from the floor on 38 out of 84 shooting. Orlando doled out 39 assists and had 29 steals for this game. On top of that, Orlando totaled 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 1 block. Orlando finished the game shooting 77.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 22 attempts. They knocked down 9 out of their 35 tries from three-point range. Concerning fouls, the Clippers ended up with 22 while the Magic totaled 13 fouls.

Amir Coffey is a player who was a major contributor for the contest. Coffey shot 41.7% from the floor and also totaled 5 dimes. He played for 34 mins and pulled down 6 boards. He recorded 19 points on 5 out of 12 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this one with a win-loss record of 25-25 on the season. They are giving up possession 14.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.6 fouls per game. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 44.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,158 dimes this year, which is 15th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Clippers are hitting 36.0% from downtown (621 of 1,725) and 79.1% from the free throw line. They average 105.6 points per outing (25th in the league) while connecting on 44.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Clippers are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are ranked 19th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,187 relinquished on the year. The Clippers are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.3% (2,013 of 4,548) and they relinquish 47.9 boards per game as a squad. They give up 32.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 10th in the league in PPG allowed (106.5).

In their last game, the Pacers went home defeated by a final of 158-126 when they played the Hornets. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Indiana permitted Charlotte to grab 28 overall (8 offensive). They shot 53.3% from beyond the arc by going 24 of 45 and walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 33 at the charity stripe (78.8%). The Pacers permitted the Hornets to bury 54 out of 93 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 58.1% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Pacers finished shooting 44 for 92 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.8%. When discussing three-point shots, Indiana converted 10 of 34 tries (29.4%). They were able to bury 28 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.4%. The Hornets were called for 13 fouls in the game which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for 34 attempts. They coughed up the ball 19 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. The Pacers were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in the matchup.

Lance Stephenson ended up being a major contributor for the Pacers in this game. He buried 5 of 10 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 6 rebounds. Stephenson tallied 14 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 10 dimes for the matchup.

Indiana has a record of 17-32 for the season. The Pacers are committing 20.6 fouls per game and they connect on 77.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 24.2 times per game (12th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.4 times per contest. Indiana has accounted for 5,323 pts for the season (108.6 per game) and they collect 44.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Pacers are connecting on 45.7% from the field, which ranks them 15th in the league.

The Indiana defense surrenders 35.6% on shots from distance (538 of 1,511) and their opposition knocks down 79.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 22.8 assists and 43.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 4th and 5th in the league. The Pacers on the defensive end are ranked 21st in the league in points allowed per game with 110.2. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (26th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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