Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 10/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Phoenix (-4.5)

Intuit Dome is where the Los Angeles Clippers (51-31 last year) will try to defeat the Phoenix Suns (49-33 last season) on Wednesday. Los Angeles opens as 4.5-point dogs. The over/under is 223.5.

The Suns played the Timberwolves and ended up losing by a score of 122-116 in their last contest. Phoenix walked away from the contest having earned a 51.4% field goal percentage (38 of 74) and made 10 out of their 26 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Suns converted 30 of their 36 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected a total of 29 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 23 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about the defense, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 46.1% from the field on 41 out of 89 shooting. Minnesota recorded 20 assists and had 6 steals for the game. Furthermore, Minnesota pulled down 42 boards (14 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Minnesota finished the contest at 80.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 25 of 31 tries. They converted 15 out of their 36 attempts from 3-point land. In regard to personal fouls, the Suns walked away with 27 while the Timberwolves recorded 26 personal fouls.

Devin Booker is one guy who played a role in the game. He accumulated 49 points on 13 of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 45 mins played and pulled down 5 boards. Booker finished shooting 61.9% from the floor and also recorded 6 assists.

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Phoenix comes into this contest after finishing with a record of 49-33 last year. They averaged 116.2 points per contest (10th in the NBA) while hitting 49.3% from the field. The Suns shot 38.2% on shots from distance (1,020 of 2,671) and 80.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Phoenix snagged 44.1 boards per contest and racked up 2,218 dimes last season, which had them ranked 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turned the ball over 14.9 times per game and as a team committed 18.0 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Suns were able to force their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per contest and they drew 19.7 fouls. They conceded 36.4% on 3-point shots and they were 13th in the NBA in opponents PPG (113.2). The Suns gave up a field goal percentage of 46.4% (3,444 of 7,428) and they conceded 41.3 boards per game as a unit. They were ranked 11th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,155 conceded last year.

In their last game, the Clippers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 114-101 when they played the Mavericks. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles allowed Dallas to collect 45 in all (18 on the offensive glass). They finished 33.3% from behind the 3-point line via 12 of 36 and finished the contest at 22 out of 33 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Clippers allowed the Mavericks to convert 40 of 83 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.2% in the matchup. Overall, the Clippers went 34 out of 82 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.5%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Los Angeles made 8 of their 31 tries (25.8%). They were able to make 25 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 78.1%. The Mavericks had 24 personal fouls for the contest which got the Clippers to the free throw line for 32 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. The Clippers recorded 29 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the matchup.

Norman Powell pitched in for the Clippers for this game. Powell had 20 points in his 36 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 6 out of 14 in this game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and added 4 rebounds.

Los Angeles had a mark of 51-31 last season. The Clippers committed 18.5 fouls every game and they went 82.5% from the free throw line. They earned an assist 25.6 times per game (21st in the league) and they coughed up possession 13.1 times per game. Los Angeles accounted for 9,481 pts throughout last year (115.6 per contest) and they grabbed 43.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Clippers connected on 48.9% from the field, which ranked them 6th in the NBA.

The Los Angeles defense allowed 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (1,054 of 2,902) and opponents made 77.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquished 26.4 assists and 42.2 rebounds every game, which had them ranked 12th and 5th in the NBA. The Clippers were ranked 10th in the league in points given up per game with 112.3. They forced 13.0 TO's per game and let teams shoot 46.8% from the floor (12th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix (-4.5)

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