San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 11/4/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Clippers
Date: Monday, November 4, 2024
Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA
TV: FanDuel Sports Network
Intuit Dome is the location where the Los Angeles Clippers (2-2) will attempt to beat the San Antonio Spurs (1-3) on Monday.
The Spurs faced off with the Thunder and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 105-93 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Spurs ended up with 21 and the Thunder totaled 25 personal fouls. They knocked down 17 of their 41 attempts from long range. Oklahoma City ended up shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 6 of 8 attempts. Moreover, Oklahoma City snagged 54 rebounds (9 offensive, 45 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Oklahoma City recorded 27 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. Regarding defending, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 46.1% from the floor on 41 of 89 shooting. They also dished out 27 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 42 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Spurs made 11 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 84.6%. San Antonio ended with a 41.2% FG percentage (35 out of 85) and knocked down 12 out of their 36 3-point shots.
Harrison Barnes is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. Barnes shot 58.3% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 30 mins and also snagged 4 boards. He ended up with 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting.
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San Antonio steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 1-3 for the campaign. They are averaging 103.0 points per game (29th in the NBA) while hitting 44.5% from the floor. The Spurs are shooting 33.6% on 3-point shots (42 of 125) and 81.4% from the free throw line. As a team, San Antonio is pulling down 50.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 97 dimes so far this year, which is 24th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 18.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.3 personal fouls every game.
On the defensive end, the Spurs are able to force 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.8 fouls. They are ranked 5th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 96 surrendered for the season. The Spurs defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.4% (156 of 368) and they concede 41.5 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 39.3% on 3-pointers while they are 8th in basketball in PPG allowed (109.3).
In their last game, the Clippers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 106-105 against the Trail Blazers. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Portland to pull down 39 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 42.4% from behind the 3-point line by going 14 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 12 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The Clippers allowed the Trail Blazers to knock down 41 out of their 92 attempts from the field which had them at 44.6% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Clippers shot 41 for 90 from the floor which had them shooting 45.6%. Regarding 3-pointers, Los Angeles buried 13 out of their 36 attempts (36.1%). They were able to bury 10 of them for a percentage of 55.6%. The Trail Blazers earned 18 personal fouls for this game which took the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They also gave up possession 14 times, while earning 10 steals for the game. The Clippers recorded 35 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 42 for the game.
Norman Powell was important for the Clippers in this matchup. He knocked down 11 out of 22 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 5 rebounds. Powell totaled 30 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes for this contest.
Los Angeles has a win-loss mark of 2-2 for the season. The Clippers have committed 23.3 fouls per game while shooting 71.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 27.5 times per game (7th in the NBA) and they turn it over 17.8 times per game. Los Angeles has accumulated 439 points for the season (109.8 per game) and they pull in 48.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Clippers are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which ranks them 11th in the NBA.
The Clippers defensively are ranked 5th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 107.5. They are forcing their opponents into 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (6th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense allows 38.3% on shots from 3-point land (57 of 149) and their opponents are connecting on 75.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 20.8 dimes and 43.3 total boards per game, which is 1st and 10th in the league.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles
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