Los Angeles Clippers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 1/31/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (9-37) are hosting the Los Angeles Clippers (30-15) at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

The Clippers played the Cavaliers and ended up losing by a score of 118-108 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Clippers ended up with 21 and the Cavaliers finished the game with 18 fouls. They also converted 13 out of their 40 attempts from distance. Cleveland ended up going 80.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 26 attempts. Additionally, Cleveland pulled down 46 rebounds (11 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Cleveland recorded 28 assists and had 6 steals for the game. In the matter of defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 48.8% from the floor on 42 out of 86 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected 37 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Clippers buried 21 of 28 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Los Angeles finished with a 47.5% field goal percentage (38 of 80) and knocked down 11 out of their 34 shots from downtown.

Kawhi Leonard is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up with 30 points on 13 out of 25 shooting. He played for 37 minutes and pulled down 8 rebounds. Leonard finished the game at 52.0% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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Los Angeles heads into this one with a record of 30-15 this season. They have an average of 117.9 points per game (10th in the league) while shooting 49.4% from the floor. The Clippers are hitting 39.2% on 3-point shots (587 of 1,496) and 80.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 43.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,177 assists on the season, which is 21st in the league in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.0 times per game and as a team are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Clippers are forcing 13.6 turnovers every game while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 8th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,168 conceded for the season. The Clippers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.2% (1,836 of 3,970) and they surrender 41.6 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 35.5% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 8th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (111.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wizards walked away with a victory by a final of 118-113 against the Spurs. When discussing attacking the glass, Washington permitted San Antonio to collect 36 in all (10 on the offensive side). They shot 40.0% from 3-point land by hitting 12 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). The Wizards permitted the Spurs to make 43 of 92 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Wizards ended up going 46 out of 86 from the field which had them shooting 53.5%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Washington converted 9 out of their 25 tries (36.0%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 70.8%. The Spurs committed 17 fouls for this game which got the Wizards to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They coughed up the ball 18 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Wizards pulled down 31 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 45 for the game.

Kyle Kuzma ended up being a factor for the Wizards in this contest. He converted 7 of 18 for this contest giving him a rate of 38.9%, and had 11 rebounds. Kuzma totaled 18 points in his 32 mins of playing time and earned 5 dimes for this contest.

Washington has a record of 9-37 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Wizards are connecting on 47.7% from the field, which has them ranked 13th in the league. Washington has scored 5,297 pts for the season (115.2 per game) and they average 40.4 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 28.0 times per game (9th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.7 times per contest. The Wizards are responsible for committing 19.8 fouls per contest while shooting 77.0% from the charity stripe.

The Wizards on the defensive end are ranked 30th in the league in PPG given up with 124.0. They are forcing 14.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 49.6% from the floor (27th in the NBA). The Washington defense allows 37.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (590 of 1,569) and their opponents are converting on 77.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 30.1 dimes and 49.4 total boards per game, which is 30th and 30th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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