Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 3/24/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, March 24, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

The Philadelphia 76ers (38-31) are traveling to Crypto.com Arena on Sunday where they will compete against the Los Angeles Clippers (43-25).

The 76ers faced off with the Suns and took a loss by a score of 115-102 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the 76ers left the arena with 12 and the Suns racked up 18 personal fouls. They also knocked down 19 of their 39 attempts from beyond the arc. Phoenix ended up going 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 6 of 8 shots. Furthermore, Phoenix snagged 55 rebounds (14 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Phoenix earned 34 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defending, Philadelphia let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 45 of 90 shooting. They also dished out 33 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 23 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned 40 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the 76ers converted 7 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 38.9%. Philadelphia walked away from the game having earned a 43.2% field goal percentage (41 out of 95) and made 13 out of their 37 3-pointers.

Kelly Oubre Jr. is one guy who was a major factor for this contest. He left the arena with 18 points on 7 out of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins played and also pulled down 5 boards. Oubre went 35.0% from the floor and also totaled 4 dimes.

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Philadelphia will play this game with a win-loss record of 38-31 so far this year. They are averaging 114.7 pts per contest (15th in the league) while hitting 46.4% from the floor. The 76ers are shooting 35.7% on shots from downtown (801 of 2,243) and 82.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Philadelphia is grabbing 42.6 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,704 assists on the season, which has them ranked 27th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.9 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.5 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the 76ers are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are 11th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,806 relinquished on the campaign. The 76ers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (2,815 of 5,966) and they concede 44.6 rebounds per game as a group. They surrender 35.5% from beyond the arc and they are 9th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.4).

When they last played, the Clippers got the victory with a final of 116-103 when they played the Trail Blazers. The Clippers collected 34 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this game. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 15 steals for the contest. The Trail Blazers had 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 86.7%. Concerning shooting from distance, Los Angeles buried 13 of 31 attempts (41.9%). Overall, the Clippers ended up going 45 for 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.3%. The Clippers allowed the Trail Blazers to knock down 39 out of their 81 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 48.1% for the contest. They finished 44.1% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 15 out of 34 and finished the game at 10 of 15 from the free throw line (66.7%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles permitted Portland to get 38 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Paul George ended up being a factor for the Clippers in this matchup. He made 10 of 18 in the game for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. George had 27 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for the game.

Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 43-25 so far this year. The Clippers are committing 18.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 82.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.7 times per contest (20th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per game. Los Angeles has earned 7,920 pts on the campaign (116.5 per contest) and they collect 42.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Clippers are shooting 49.1% from the floor, which is 6th in basketball.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 36.5% from downtown (875 of 2,395) and opponents are knocking down 77.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 26.5 dimes and 41.9 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 13th and 5th in the league. The Clippers are ranked 10th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 112.5. They are able to force 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (10th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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