Los Angeles Clippers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 12/10/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

Capital One Arena is where the Washington Wizards will take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

The Clippers took the court against the Heat and took a loss by a score of 115-110 in their last game. Los Angeles ended the contest having earned a 46.3% FG percentage (37 out of 80) and made 17 out of their 36 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Clippers buried 19 of 21 tries for a percentage of 90.5%. With respect to rebounding, they collected 43 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 24 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 3 steals. When it comes to the defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 51.1% from the field on 46 of 90 shooting. Miami earned 24 dimes and had 11 steals for this contest. In addition, Miami snagged 43 rebounds (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Miami walked away from this one shooting 78.6% at the free throw line by burying 11 of their 14 tries. They also knocked down 12 out of their 32 shots from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Clippers left the arena with 16 while the Heat finished the game with 20 personal fouls.

Paul George is a player who was important in this matchup. He scored 29 points on 10 of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins played and also grabbed 8 rebounds. George ended up going 50.0% from the floor and totaled 7 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a mark of 14-13 this year. They cough up possession 15.8 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Los Angeles is grabbing 43.8 boards per game and has accounted for 617 dimes on the year, which is 13th in the league in terms of passing. The Clippers are shooting 36.3% on three-point shots (315 of 868) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 107.4 pts per contest (30th in the NBA) while hitting 46.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Clippers are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.1 fouls. They rank 18th in basketball in giving up assists with 648 surrendered this season. The Clippers are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.5% (1,099 of 2,416) and they concede 43.7 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 34.3% on three-point shots while they are 5th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (109.3).

The last time they took the court, the Wizards took a loss by a final score of 115-111 when they faced the Bulls. The Wizards pulled down 32 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 38 in this contest. They turned it over 18 times, while earning 12 steals for this game. The Bulls were called for 20 fouls in the matchup which got the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 29 attempts. They were able to convert 20 of the free throw tries for a clip of 69.0%. In terms of 3-point shots, Washington made 9 of 31 tries (29.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Wizards finished shooting 41 for 84 from the field which had them shooting 48.8%. The Wizards permitted the Bulls to make 45 of 90 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for this game. They finished 43.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 of 23 and finished the contest at 15 of 17 at the free throw line (88.2%). In reference to rebounding, Washington allowed Chicago to collect 41 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Kristaps Porzingis pitched in for the Wizards in this game. Porzingis accumulated 28 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 4 assists in the matchup. He made 8 of 17 in this matchup giving him a rate of 47.1%, and had 9 rebounds.

Washington has a record of 11-14 for the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Wizards are hitting on 47.2% from the floor, which is 12th in the league. Washington has totaled 2,774 points on the campaign (111.0 per game) and they grab 44.4 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.6 times per game (14th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.5 times per contest. The Wizards have committed 20.0 fouls every game and they go 76.5% from the charity stripe.

The Washington defense gives up 37.2% on 3-pointers (303 of 814) and their opposition knocks down 80.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 23.9 assists and 44.0 total rebounds per game, ranking them 9th and 19th in the league. The Wizards on the defensive end are ranked 14th in the NBA in PPG given up with 112.6. They are forcing 12.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the field (7th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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