Washington Wizards vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 12/17/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Washington Wizards are traveling to Crypto.com Arena on Saturday where they will compete against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Wizards played the Nuggets and took a loss by a score of 141-128 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Wizards ended up with 28 while the Nuggets finished the game with 17 fouls. They also made 4 of 16 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Denver went 82.9% when shooting free throws by making 29 of their 35 attempts. Additionally, Denver pulled down 45 boards (7 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Denver doled out 31 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. Regarding the defense, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 65.1% from the floor on 54 of 83 shooting. They also recorded 40 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 18 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they collected a total of 24 with 4 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wizards buried 13 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 56.5%. Washington finished the game having earned a 52.7% FG percentage (48 of 91) and made 19 of their 39 3-pointers.

Kyle Kuzma is a player who was a contributor in this matchup. Kuzma finished the contest at 56.3% from the field and recorded 4 assists. He played 36 mins and snagged 2 boards. He ended up with 24 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Washington will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 11-18 so far this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Washington is grabbing 43.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 726 dimes so far this season, which ranks 11th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Wizards are connecting on 34.8% on 3-point shots (326 of 936) and 75.9% from the free throw line. They average 111.0 points per game (22nd in basketball) while going 47.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Wizards have forced 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.6 fouls. They concede 37.2% on three-point shots and they are 17th in basketball in opponents PPG (113.9). The Wizards are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.5% (1,203 of 2,586) and they relinquish 43.7 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 12th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 699 relinquished for the season.

For their last game, the Clippers walked away with a victory by a final of 99-88 when they played the Timberwolves. The Clippers snagged 38 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 52 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. The Timberwolves earned 20 personal fouls in this contest which got the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to bury 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.0%. When discussing 3-point shots, Los Angeles knocked down 14 of their 46 attempts (30.4%). When the game finished, the Clippers walked away from this one shooting 34 for 89 from the field which had them shooting 38.2%. The Clippers permitted the Timberwolves to convert 31 out of their 74 attempts from the field which had them at 41.9% for this game. They finished 18.2% from distance by going 4 out of 22 and finished the contest at 22 out of 30 from the free throw line (73.3%). Concerning how they rebounded, Los Angeles allowed Minnesota to get 43 overall (7 offensive).

Kawhi Leonard was important for the Clippers in the game. Leonard totaled 19 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this game. He made 7 of 18 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and earned 8 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 17-13 for the year. The Clippers have committed 20.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 75.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.6 times per contest (26th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.4 times per contest. Los Angeles has accounted for 3,227 points for the season (107.6 per game) and they grab 44.1 boards per game. As an offense, the Clippers are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which ranks 21st in basketball.

The Los Angeles defense allows 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (354 of 1,042) and opponents are converting on 75.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 23.8 assists and 43.7 total rebounds per game, ranking them 7th and 16th in basketball. The Clippers are ranked 3rd in the league in points allowed per contest with 108.0. They are forcing 13.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (4th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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