Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/14/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+6)

The Los Angeles Clippers (3-6) are on their way to Ball Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the Denver Nuggets (8-2). Los Angeles opens as 6-point underdogs. The total comes in at 224.

The Clippers faced the Grizzlies and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 105-101 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Clippers ended up finishing with 23 while the Grizzlies recorded 23 personal fouls. They also buried 13 of 41 shots from distance. Memphis walked away from this one shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 24 shots. Furthermore, Memphis collected 41 rebounds (11 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Memphis totaled 25 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. In relation to defending, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 42.0% from the floor on 37 of 88 shooting. They also recorded 26 dimes for this game while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected 41 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 15 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 65.2%. Los Angeles ended having earned a 43.5% field goal percentage (37 of 85) and buried 12 out of their 34 3-point attempts.

Paul George is one player who played a role in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 26 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and pulled down 7 boards. George ended up going 50.0% from the field and dished out 7 assists.

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Los Angeles heads into this game with a mark of 3-6 for the campaign. They have an average of 113.8 points per contest (13th in the league) while connecting on 48.3% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc (113 of 305) and 76.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 43.2 boards per contest and has racked up 217 assists on the campaign, which ranks 25th in basketball in terms of passing. They cough up possession 16.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.7 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Clippers are forcing 16.2 turnovers every game while drawing 20.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in the NBA in giving up assists with 224 relinquished this season. The Clippers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.4% (366 of 806) and they surrender 43.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They relinquish 35.3% from 3-point land and they are 12th in the NBA in opponents PPG (111.8).

In their last game, the Nuggets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 107-104 against the Rockets. The Nuggets were able to collect 37 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 49 in the game. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 3 steals for the game. The Rockets committed 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 14 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.6%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Denver converted 9 of 32 tries (28.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Nuggets finished the game shooting 42 for 91 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2%. The Nuggets permitted the Rockets to convert 37 out of 87 attempts from the field which had them shooting 42.5% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 31.3% from distance by shooting 10 out of 32 and ended up shooting 23 out of 29 at the charity stripe (79.3%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Denver permitted Houston to get 45 in all (12 on the offensive side).

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets for this game. He buried 13 out of 26 for the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 21 rebounds. Jokic earned 36 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 11 dimes in this game.

Denver has a mark of 8-2 on the campaign. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 18.1 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 70.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 29.4 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. Denver has totaled 1,148 points on the year (114.8 per game) and they grab 45.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Nuggets are shooting 50.3% from the floor, which ranks them 1st in the league.

The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 4th in basketball in PPG given up with 106.1. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.7% from the floor (4th in the league). The Denver defense gives up 32.5% on three-point shots (103 of 317) and their opponents are converting on 79.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 23.7 dimes and 42.2 boards per game, which has them ranked 6th and 9th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver (-6)

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