Los Angeles Clippers vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 1/6/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Thursday, January 6, 2022

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: TNT

Footprint Center is the site where the Phoenix Suns (29-8) will compete against the Los Angeles Clippers (19-19) on Thursday.

The Clippers took the court against the Timberwolves and went home with a loss by a final score of 122-104 in their last contest. Los Angeles finished the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (39 out of 78) and knocked down 11 of their 32 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Clippers converted 15 of their 17 shots for a rate of 88.2%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned 31 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 22 assists for the game as well as forcing 4 turnovers and having 12 steals. With respect to defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 52.7% from the floor on 49 out of 93 shooting. Minnesota earned 40 dimes and had 34 steals in the game. Moreover, Minnesota grabbed 29 boards (11 offensive, 18 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Minnesota ended up going 88.9% from the free throw line by making 8 of 9 attempts. They converted 16 of 45 tries from long range. Concerning personal fouls, the Clippers finished with 10 while the Timberwolves recorded 17 personal fouls.

Serge Ibaka is one player who played a role in the matchup. He ended up with 17 points on 7 out of 7 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 20 mins played and also collected 4 rebounds. Ibaka finished the game at 100.0% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Los Angeles steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 19-19 on the campaign. They are averaging 105.5 points per contest (24th in basketball) while going 45.1% from the field. The Clippers are hitting 36.1% on three-point attempts (477 of 1,320) and 78.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 43.5 rebounds per contest and has totaled 876 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 18th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 14.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.9 fouls every game.

On defense, the Clippers are able to force 14.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They rank 16th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 889 surrendered this year. The Clippers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.2% (1,531 of 3,462) and they surrender 47.4 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 33.1% on 3-pointers while they are 7th in the NBA in PPG allowed (105.7).

In their last game, the Suns got the victory with a final of 123-110 against the Pelicans. When discussing rebounding, Phoenix allowed New Orleans to get 33 in total (15 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 30.3% from 3-point land by going 10 of 33 and ended up shooting 28 of 32 at the charity stripe (87.5%). The Suns allowed the Pelicans to make 36 of their 89 attempts from the field which had them at 40.4% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Suns finished shooting 46 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.1%. Regarding 3-pointers, Phoenix buried 17 out of their 31 attempts (54.8%). They were able to make 14 of those for a percentage of 70.0%. The Pelicans earned 12 personal fouls in the game which took the Suns to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Suns snagged 37 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 42 for the game.

Devin Booker ended up having an impact for the Suns in this matchup. Booker totaled 33 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and had 4 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 12 of 24 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 9 rebounds.

Phoenix has a mark of 29-8 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Suns are shooting 47.7% from the field, which ranks 2nd in the NBA. Phoenix has earned 4,166 points so far this year (112.6 per contest) and they pull in 45.8 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.3 times per game (4th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per contest. The Suns are responsible for committing 19.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.9% from the charity stripe.

The Suns on defense are ranked 5th in the league in PPG surrendered with 104.9. They are able to force 15.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.8% from the floor (3rd in basketball). The Phoenix defense allows 32.8% on 3-pointers (414 of 1,264) and their opponents are connecting on 75.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 22.6 dimes and 45.6 rebounds per contest, ranking them 6th and 18th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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