Los Angeles Clippers vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/23/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs New York Knicks

Date: Sunday, January 23, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is the site where the New York Knicks (22-24) will play the Los Angeles Clippers (22-24) on Sunday.

The Clippers stepped onto the hardwood against the Nuggets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 130-128 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the game with a 53.6% FG percentage (52 of 97) and converted 15 out of their 39 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Clippers made 9 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled 47 with 12 of them being offensive. They also dished out 35 assists for the game in addition to forcing 3 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to the defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 49.0% from the floor on 48 out of 98 shooting. Denver doled out 44 dimes and had 32 steals for the game. Additionally, Denver snagged 31 rebounds (13 offensive, 18 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Denver finished 84.0% from the free throw line by burying 21 of 25 attempts. They converted 13 of their 38 attempts from three-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Clippers ended up finishing with 24 and the Nuggets accounted for 12 personal fouls.

Ivica Zubac is a guy who was a contributor for the contest. He accounted for 32 points on 15 of 19 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and also totaled 10 rebounds. Zubac finished the contest at 78.9% from the field and earned 3 assists.

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Los Angeles steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 22-24 on the season. They turn it over 14.5 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.2 fouls per contest. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 43.8 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,069 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 18th in basketball in terms of passing. The Clippers are hitting 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (570 of 1,594) and 79.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 105.4 pts per contest (25th in the NBA) while hitting 44.9% from the field.

On defense, the Clippers are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 17th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,084 conceded on the season. The Clippers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.3% (1,861 of 4,202) and they relinquish 48.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They give up 32.7% from beyond the arc and they rank 11th in the NBA in points per game allowed (106.5).

The last time they took the court, the Knicks took a loss by a final score of 102-91 when they faced the Pelicans. With respect to rebounding, New York permitted New Orleans to pull down 32 in all (3 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 39.3% from distance by connecting on 11 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 22 at the charity stripe (68.2%). The Knicks allowed the Pelicans to make 38 out of 76 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% for this contest. When the game finished, the Knicks ended up shooting 29 for 77 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.7%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, New York made 9 of their 38 attempts (23.7%). They were able to convert 24 of those for a rate of 66.7%. The Pelicans had 12 personal fouls for the game which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 36 tries. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Knicks were able to snag 34 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 48 for the contest.

Mitchell Robinson ended up having an impact for the Knicks for the matchup. Robinson scored 17 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists. He made 6 out of 7 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 85.7%, and added 15 rebounds.

New York has a win-loss record of 22-24 on the year. The Knicks are responsible for committing 19.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 21.1 times per game (29th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per game. New York has totaled 4,785 pts on the year (104.0 per contest) and they pull in 45.5 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Knicks are hitting on 43.6% from the field, which is 26th in the NBA.

The Knicks on defense are ranked 6th in the league in PPG given up with 104.6. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (5th in the NBA). The New York defense surrenders 34.7% from downtown (596 of 1,719) and opponents are converting on 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 24.0 assists and 43.7 total rebounds per game, which ranks 16th and 11th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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