Indiana Pacers vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 2/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Indiana Pacers (28-21) are headed to Intuit Dome on Thursday where they will compete against the Los Angeles Clippers (28-22).

The Pacers took the court against the Trail Blazers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 112-89 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Pacers ended up walking away with 19 while the Trail Blazers totaled 17 fouls. They also converted 14 out of their 37 tries from beyond the arc. Portland finished shooting 94.1% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 17 tries. Moreover, Portland snagged 51 rebounds (16 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Portland recorded 23 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. When talking about defense, Indiana allowed 44.6% from the floor on 41 of 92 shooting. They also distributed 25 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and having 11 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 14 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Pacers buried 16 of 21 tries for a rate of 76.2%. Indiana finished the contest with a 42.0% FG percentage (34 out of 81) and converted 5 of 24 shots from downtown.

Andrew Nembhard is a player who was a major contributor in this game. He totaled 17 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins and also totaled 6 boards. Nembhard shot 60.0% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Indiana enters this game with a record of 28-21 for the year. They currently have an average of 115.6 points per contest (10th in basketball) on 49.1% from the floor. The Pacers are shooting 36.9% from downtown (617 of 1,670) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is grabbing 41.5 boards per game and has totaled 1,402 assists so far this season, which ranks 8th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Pacers are able to force 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They concede 35.6% on shots from distance and they are 21st in basketball in points per game allowed (115.0). The Pacers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.2% (2,057 of 4,358) and they concede 44.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 11th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,284 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers took a defeat with a final score of 122-97 against the Lakers. The Clippers were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. The Lakers committed 15 fouls in this game which took the Clippers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to convert 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 89.5%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Los Angeles converted 12 of their 41 tries (29.3%). Overall, the Clippers shot 34 for 89 from the floor which had them shooting 38.2%. The Clippers allowed the Lakers to convert 45 of their 81 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.6% in the game. They went 48.6% from three-point range by connecting on 18 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 23 at the charity stripe (60.9%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Los Angeles allowed Los Angeles to snag 50 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Norman Powell pitched in for the Clippers for this contest. He made 7 of 15 for the game giving him a rate of 46.7%, and had 2 rebounds. Powell tallied 20 points in his 31 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes in the game.

Los Angeles has a record of 28-22 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Clippers are shooting 47.0% from the field, which is 13th in basketball. Los Angeles has accounted for 5,502 pts for the year (110.0 per game) and they average 44.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.4 times per contest (25th in the league) and they turn the ball over 15.9 times per contest. The Clippers commit 18.4 fouls per contest and they go 79.6% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense allows 34.6% on shots from distance (652 of 1,887) and their opponents are converting on 76.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 25.1 assists and 42.3 boards every game, which is ranked 6th and 3rd in the league. The Clippers on defense are ranked 3rd in the league in PPG allowed with 107.5. They are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (5th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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