Los Angeles Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 10/27/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

Paycom Center is the location where the Oklahoma City Thunder will go up against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.

The Clippers took the court against the Suns and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 112-95 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Clippers ended up with 18 while the Suns finished the game with 18 fouls. They also converted 15 of 42 tries from three-point range. Phoenix ended up shooting 91.7% at the free throw line by making 11 of 12 attempts. Additionally, Phoenix pulled down 49 rebounds (13 offensive, 36 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Phoenix recorded 29 assists and had 5 steals in this game. With respect to defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 46.2% from the field on 43 out of 93 shooting. They also dished out 16 dimes in this game while creating 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 43 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Clippers made 14 of 20 shots for a rate of 70.0%. Los Angeles ended with a 43.9% field goal percentage (36 of 82) and knocked down 9 of their 32 3-point shots.

Marcus Morris is a guy who was a contributor in this game. Morris ended up shooting 71.4% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 31 mins played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He ended up scoring 22 points on 10 of 14 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this matchup with a mark of 2-1 on the season. They are giving up possession 17.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 21.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 47.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 58 assists for the season, which ranks 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Clippers are shooting 32.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (27 of 83) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 103.0 points per contest (30th in the league) while hitting 46.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Clippers are able to force 11.7 turnovers every game while drawing 21.0 fouls. They rank 17th in the league in allowing assists with 76 conceded for the year. The Clippers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 42.6% (116 of 272) and they surrender 42.0 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They relinquish 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 5th in the league in PPG from their opponents (106.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Thunder went home defeated by a final of 116-106 when they played the Timberwolves. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Oklahoma City permitted Minnesota to get 54 overall (12 offensive). They shot 29.4% from three-point range by going 10 out of 34 and finished the game at 14 of 22 at the free throw line (63.6%). The Thunder permitted the Timberwolves to bury 46 of their 88 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.3% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Thunder went 41 out of 94 from the field which had them sitting at 43.6%. With regard to shots from distance, Oklahoma City made 9 out of their 41 attempts (22.0%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a rate of 71.4%. The Timberwolves earned 17 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Thunder to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. The Thunder earned 31 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this contest.

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl ended up being a major contributor for the Thunder in the game. Robinson-Earl tallied 15 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the matchup. He made 5 of 6 in this game for a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a record of 0-3 for the season. The Thunder are committing 22.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.0 times per game (15th in basketball) and they cough up possession 12.7 times per game. Oklahoma City has accounted for 331 pts for the year (110.3 per game) and they grab 48.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Thunder are shooting 42.2% from the field, which ranks them 28th in the league.

The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 117.7. They are able to force 15.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the floor (22nd in basketball). The Oklahoma City defense allows 36.4% on shots from 3-point land (40 of 110) and their opponents are connecting on 68.6% of their foul shots. They have given up 27.3 dimes and 51.7 rebounds per game, which ranks them 23rd and 27th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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