Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 10/20/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Thursday, October 20, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Clippers (-3)

Crypto.com Arena is where the Los Angeles Lakers will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. The Clippers open this game as 3-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 220.5.

The Clippers took the court against the Thunder and walked away with a win by a score of 138-88 in their last contest of last year. With respect to fouls, the Clippers left the arena with 11 and the Thunder totaled 16 fouls. They made 9 out of their 34 tries from beyond the perimeter. Oklahoma City finished shooting 55.6% from the free throw line by burying 5 of their 9 tries. Furthermore, Oklahoma City grabbed 40 rebounds (12 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 8 blocked shots. Oklahoma City earned 17 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. In the matter of defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 37.8% from the floor on 37 of 98 shooting. They also distributed 34 dimes for this game while creating 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 57 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 12 of 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Los Angeles ended the game having earned a 55.7% field goal percentage (54 of 97) and made 18 of their 35 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Amir Coffey is one guy who played a role for this game. Coffey finished the contest at 59.1% from the field and recorded 5 dimes. He played 43 minutes played and collected 13 rebounds. He totaled 35 points on 13 of 22 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this one after finishing with a mark of 42-40 last season. They coughed up possession 13.7 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 18.6 personal fouls every game. As a squad, Los Angeles pulled in 44.0 boards per game and sat with 1,969 dimes last year, which had them ranked 16th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Clippers shot 37.4% on 3-pointers (1,047 of 2,802) and 79.3% from the free throw line. They had an average of 108.4 points per game (23rd in the NBA) while hitting 45.8% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Clippers forced their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They relinquished 34.5% on three-point shots and they ranked 11th in the league in opponents points per game (108.4). The Clippers defense allowed an opponent FG percentage of 45.0% (3,343 of 7,432) and they relinquished 47.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They were 11th in the league in allowing assists 1,975 conceded last year.

In their 1st game of the season, the Lakers took a loss by a score of 123-109 against the Warriors. Concerning rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Golden State to get 48 overall (11 offensive). They shot 35.6% from 3-point land by connecting on 16 of 45 and finished the game at 17 of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). The Lakers allowed the Warriors to convert 45 of their 99 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 45.5% in the game. When the game finished, the Lakers shot 40 for 93 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.0%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Los Angeles converted 10 out of 40 tries (25.0%). They were able to bury 19 of those for a clip of 76.0%. The Warriors committed 23 fouls for this contest which took the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 21 times, while recording 12 steals for the matchup. The Lakers were able to collect 39 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 47 in this contest.

LeBron James ended up having an impact for the Lakers in this contest. James scored 31 points in his 35 mins of playing time and totaled 8 dimes for this game. He made 12 of 25 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 48.0%, and accounted for 14 rebounds.

Los Angeles had a record of 33-49 last year. The Lakers were responsible for committing 20.2 fouls per game and they went 73.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 24.0 times per game (17th in basketball) and they turned it over 14.5 times per contest. Los Angeles scored 9,192 pts last season (112.1 per contest) and they grabbed 44.0 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Lakers hit 46.9% from the floor, which had them ranked 8th in the league.

The Los Angeles defense surrendered 35.2% from downtown (1,032 of 2,935) and their opposition knocked down 74.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrendered 26.3 assists and 46.6 boards on a nightly basis, which had them ranked 28th and 25th in the NBA. The Lakers were ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG given up with 115.1. They forced 14.0 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 47.0% from the field (22nd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take the Lakers (+3)

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