Los Angeles Clippers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 2/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Miami Heat

Date: Sunday, February 4, 2024

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+2)

The Los Angeles Clippers (32-15) are headed to Kaseya Center on Sunday where they will take on the Miami Heat (26-23). Los Angeles opens as 2-point dogs. The over/under comes in at 224.

The Clippers played the Pistons and took home the win by a score of 136-125 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Clippers finished with 21 while the Pistons finished the game with 18 fouls. They made 17 of their 40 attempts from 3-point range. Detroit went 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 18 of their 24 shots. In addition, Detroit snagged 38 boards (13 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Detroit earned 28 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. Regarding defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 50.6% from the floor on 45 out of 89 shooting. They also recorded 31 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In terms of rebounding, they compiled 36 with 7 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Clippers made 16 of 19 shots for a rate of 84.2%. Los Angeles ended having earned a 59.6% FG percentage (53 of 89) and made 14 of their 29 3-pointers.

Kawhi Leonard is one player who played a role in the matchup. Leonard finished 70.6% from the floor and earned 3 dimes. He played 32 minutes and also snagged 4 rebounds. He recorded 33 points on 12 out of 17 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this game with a mark of 32-15 so far this year. They average 118.5 pts per game (8th in basketball) while going 49.6% from the field. The Clippers are shooting 39.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (613 of 1,555) and 81.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 43.3 boards per game and has earned 1,233 assists on the year, which is 20th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.6 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Clippers have forced 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 7th in the league in giving up assists with 1,215 surrendered for the year. The Clippers are allowing a FG percentage of 46.3% (1,926 of 4,156) and they relinquish 41.6 boards per game as a squad. They concede 35.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 8th in the league in PPG allowed (112.0).

The last time they took the court, the Heat got the victory with a final of 110-102 when they faced the Wizards. The Heat corralled 45 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 59 for this game. They also turned it over 12 times, while recording 4 steals in this matchup. The Wizards had 25 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 35 tries. They were able to make 27 of the free throw tries for a rate of 77.1%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Miami made 7 of their 31 tries (22.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Heat finished 38 out of 88 from the field which had them sitting at 43.2%. The Heat permitted the Wizards to bury 37 out of 90 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.1% in the game. They finished 26.2% from downtown by going 11 of 42 and ended up going 17 out of 21 from the free throw line (81.0%). In regard to rebounding, Miami allowed Washington to collect 43 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

Jimmy Butler ended up being a factor for the Heat in the game. Butler earned 24 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 assists for this contest. He knocked down 7 of 10 in this matchup giving him a rate of 70.0%, and had 9 rebounds.

Miami has a record of 26-23 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Heat are shooting 46.1% from the floor, which ranks 27th in the NBA. Miami has accounted for 5,412 pts on the campaign (110.4 per contest) and they pull down 41.9 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 25.7 times per game (21st in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per game. The Heat have committed 18.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 82.2% from the charity stripe.

The Miami defense allows 36.7% on 3-point attempts (663 of 1,809) and opponents are making 76.8% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 26.9 assists and 42.9 boards per contest, which is 18th and 14th in the league. The Heat are ranked 7th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 111.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (18th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+2)

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