Los Angeles Clippers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Monday, February 6, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-6)

The Brooklyn Nets host the Los Angeles Clippers at Barclays Center on Monday. Brooklyn opens as 6-point dogs from oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 228.

The Clippers faced the Knicks and walked away with a win by a score of 134-128 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Clippers ended up with 20 while the Knicks recorded 30 fouls. They also converted 18 out of their 40 tries from beyond the perimeter. New York finished the contest at 76.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 20 of their 26 attempts. Additionally, New York grabbed 46 boards (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. New York doled out 30 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. When discussing defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 47.9% from the floor on 45 out of 94 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 46 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Clippers made 30 of their 35 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Los Angeles ended the game with a 47.8% field goal percentage (44 out of 92) and converted 16 out of their 37 shots from distance.

Kawhi Leonard is one player who was a major factor for this game. He finished with 35 points on 11 out of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 41 mins and also totaled 5 rebounds. Leonard finished the contest at 47.8% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists.

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Los Angeles will enter this matchup with a mark of 30-26 this season. They are averaging 111.0 points per outing (28th in the NBA) while shooting 46.7% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 37.7% from downtown (709 of 1,879) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 43.8 boards per game and has earned 1,274 dimes for the season, which is 22nd in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.6 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Clippers are forcing 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are 18th in the league in allowing assists with 1,360 surrendered on the season. The Clippers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.7% (2,284 of 4,892) and they relinquish 43.1 boards per contest as a squad. They surrender 35.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 3rd in the league in opponents points per game (110.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nets got the win with a final of 125-123 when they played the Wizards. The Nets pulled down 29 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this game. They turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The Wizards had 21 personal fouls for the game which got the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 28 shots. They were able to knock down 25 of them for a percentage of 89.3%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Brooklyn converted 14 of 33 attempts (42.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Nets went 43 for 86 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Nets allowed the Wizards to bury 39 out of their 81 tries from the floor which left them shooting 48.1% for the matchup. They finished 46.4% from behind the 3-point line via 13 out of 28 and ended up shooting 32 out of 41 at the charity stripe (78.0%). In the matter of team rebounding, Brooklyn permitted Washington to get 39 in total (6 offensive).

Cam Thomas was important for the Nets for this game. He made 16 out of 23 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 69.6%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Thomas earned 44 points in his 29 minutes on the court and added 5 dimes for the contest.

Brooklyn has a record of 32-20 for the campaign. The Nets are responsible for committing 21.9 fouls per contest and they go 78.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.1 times per game (8th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.4 times per contest. Brooklyn has accounted for 5,949 pts on the season (114.4 per game) and they grab 40.3 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Nets are connecting on 50.7% from the field, which ranks them 2nd in basketball.

The Brooklyn defense gives up 37.3% on shots from 3-point land (639 of 1,713) and their opponents are making 76.8% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 23.2 dimes and 44.2 boards every game, which has them ranked 4th and 22nd in the NBA. The Nets are ranked 9th in the league in points allowed per contest with 112.3. They have forced 14.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the floor (4th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn (+6)

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