Los Angeles Clippers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 1/25/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Washington Wizards (23-24) welcome the Los Angeles Clippers (23-25) at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

The Clippers took the court against the Knicks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 110-102 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest with a 43.0% FG percentage (34 of 79) and knocked down 14 out of their 41 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Clippers buried 20 of their 30 tries for a rate of 66.7%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 40 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 20 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 4 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Regarding defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 42.9% from the floor on 39 of 91 shooting. New York dished out 52 dimes and had 26 steals for this game. Additionally, New York snagged 37 rebounds (15 offensive, 22 defensive) and added 6 blocks. New York walked away from this one shooting 84.2% from the charity stripe by burying 16 of 19 attempts. They also converted 16 out of their 36 shots from downtown. Concerning personal fouls, the Clippers finished with 19 while the Knicks totaled 12 personal fouls.

Reggie Jackson is someone who had an impact in the matchup. Jackson finished the game at 55.6% from the floor and also recorded 5 assists. He was on the court for 33 mins and also snagged 2 boards. He totaled 26 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this one with a mark of 23-25 on the campaign. They are averaging 105.3 pts per game (26th in the league) while hitting 44.8% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 35.7% on 3-point shots (595 of 1,667) and 78.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is grabbing 43.8 boards per game and is sitting with 1,110 assists on the year, which is 16th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 14.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.3 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Clippers have forced 14.1 turnovers every game while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They surrender 33.0% on 3-point shots while they are 10th in basketball in opponents points per game (106.5). The Clippers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.2% (1,938 of 4,384) and they surrender 48.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 18th in the league in allowing assists with 1,133 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Wizards took a defeat with a final score of 116-87 when they faced the Celtics. When talking about rebounding, Washington allowed Boston to collect 46 overall (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 48.7% from distance via 19 out of 39 and ended up shooting 17 out of 21 at the charity stripe (81.0%). The Wizards permitted the Celtics to make 40 of their 90 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4% in the matchup. Overall, the Wizards ended up shooting 33 out of 93 from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.5%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Washington converted 8 out of their 34 attempts (23.5%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.3%. The Celtics were called for 13 fouls in this matchup which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They turned it over 6 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. The Wizards collected 35 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in the matchup.

Bradley Beal pitched in for the Wizards for this game. Beal recorded 19 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 7 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 17 for the contest giving him a rate of 41.2%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Washington has a record of 23-24 for the season. The Wizards have committed 18.9 fouls every game and they connect on 77.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 24.0 times per game (15th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per game. Washington has accumulated 5,064 points this year (107.7 per contest) and they collect 44.3 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Wizards are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which ranks them 7th in the league.

The Wizards defensively are ranked 20th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 109.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (17th in basketball). The Washington defense allows 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (510 of 1,465) and their opponents are making 80.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 22.8 dimes and 44.5 total boards per game, ranking them 5th and 16th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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