Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 1/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Denver Nuggets (20-14) are welcoming the Los Angeles Clippers (20-16) at Ball Arena on Wednesday.

The Clippers played the Timberwolves and went home with a loss by a final score of 108-106 in their last game. Los Angeles wrapped up the game having earned a 41.6% field goal percentage (37 of 89) and converted 12 of 35 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Clippers made 20 of 25 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. In relation to grabbing boards, they collected 49 with 14 of them being offensive. They also doled out 23 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With respect to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the floor on 41 out of 92 shooting. Minnesota recorded 24 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Furthermore, Minnesota grabbed 55 rebounds (17 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 10 blocked shots. Minnesota finished the game shooting 58.8% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of their 17 shots. They made 16 of their 39 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Clippers walked away with 19 while the Timberwolves finished the game with 20 fouls.

Norman Powell is a guy who played a role for the game. Powell finished the contest at 41.2% from the field and earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 38 minutes and grabbed 6 rebounds. He accumulated 25 points on 7 of 17 shooting.

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Los Angeles will enter this contest with a record of 20-16 this season. They average 109.1 pts per game (23rd in the league) while shooting 46.6% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 36.5% on 3-pointers (451 of 1,234) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is grabbing 44.2 rebounds per contest and has tallied 881 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 21st in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 16.6 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.8 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Clippers are able to force 15.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They concede 34.2% from beyond the arc and they are 4th in the league in points per game from their opponents (107.9). The Clippers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.9% (1,416 of 3,087) and they surrender 42.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 12th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 912 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets got the win with a final of 122-111 against the Spurs. When talking about team rebounding, Denver permitted San Antonio to collect 58 in total (13 offensive). They finished 27.1% from downtown by going 13 out of 48 and finished the contest at 16 of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). The Nuggets allowed the Spurs to convert 41 of their 104 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.4% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Nuggets finished shooting 47 for 108 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.5%. Concerning shots from distance, Denver made 10 of their 33 attempts (30.3%). They were able to knock down 18 of them for a clip of 78.3%. The Spurs earned 20 fouls in this contest which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They also turned it over 7 times, while recording 11 steals for this game. The Nuggets collected 44 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 58 in this game.

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets for the game. Jokic racked up 46 points in his 43 mins on the court and had 10 dimes for this game. He made 19 out of 35 in this contest giving him a rate of 54.3%, and had 9 rebounds.

Denver has a win-loss record of 20-14 on the season. The Nuggets are committing 18.0 fouls per contest while shooting 76.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 31.7 times per contest (1st in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per game. Denver has scored 4,106 pts for the campaign (120.8 per contest) and they collect 45.4 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Nuggets are shooting 49.8% from the floor, which is 2nd in the league.

The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 24th in the league in points allowed per contest with 117.2. They are forcing 14.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (18th in the NBA). The Denver defense concedes 35.5% on 3-point attempts (476 of 1,341) and their opponents are converting on 76.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 30.0 assists and 43.9 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 30th and 13th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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