Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 4/19/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+2.0)

Ball Arena is where the Denver Nuggets (50-32) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Clippers (50-32) on Saturday in Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round. Los Angeles opens this game as 2-point dogs. The over/under comes in at 225.

The Clippers took the court against the Warriors and took home the win by a score of 124-119 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Clippers ended up finishing with 21 and the Warriors totaled 20 personal fouls. They also converted 15 of their 33 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Golden State went 78.3% from the free throw line by burying 18 of their 23 attempts. Furthermore, Golden State snagged 25 rebounds (3 offensive, 22 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Golden State doled out 31 assists and had 11 steals in the game. In reference to defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 54.4% from the floor on 43 of 79 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they collected a total of 42 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Clippers made 14 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Los Angeles finished the game with a 55.8% FG percentage (48 of 86) and converted 14 out of their 30 shots from downtown.

James Harden is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He notched 39 points on 13 of 23 shooting. He played 48 mins and also pulled down 7 rebounds. Harden ended up shooting 56.5% from the floor and recorded 10 assists.

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Los Angeles will enter this game with a record of 50-32 for the year. They have an average of 112.9 points per contest (20th in basketball) while going 48.2% from the floor. The Clippers are shooting 37.3% on shots from distance (1,022 of 2,738) and 79.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 43.8 boards per contest and has tallied 2,064 assists on the year, which is 23rd in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.9 times per game and as a group are committing 18.3 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Clippers are forcing 15.0 turnovers every game and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.0% on three-point shots while they are 4th in the league in PPG allowed (108.2). The Clippers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.1% (3,240 of 7,032) and they relinquish 41.5 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 9th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,105 conceded this season.

When they last played, the Nuggets went home victorious with a score of 126-111 against the Rockets. The Nuggets snagged 36 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Rockets committed 24 fouls for this game which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for a total of 31 shots. They were able to knock down 26 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.9%. Concerning shots from distance, Denver knocked down 10 out of their 29 attempts (34.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Nuggets went 45 out of 88 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.1%. The Nuggets allowed the Rockets to bury 45 out of 100 tries from the floor which had them at 45.0% in this matchup. They finished shooting 35.3% from three-point range via 12 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Denver allowed Houston to pull down 45 in total (16 on the offensive glass).

Michael Porter Jr. ended up being important for the Nuggets in this contest. He made 8 of 12 in this game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 7 rebounds. Porter accumulated 19 points in his 29 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Denver has a mark of 50-32 on the season. As an offense, the Nuggets are hitting on 50.6% from the floor, which is ranked 1st in the league. Denver has totaled 9,902 pts for the year (120.8 per contest) and they average 45.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 31.0 times per contest (1st in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per game. The Nuggets commit 17.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.0% from the free throw line.

The Denver defense allows 36.5% on 3-pointers (1,156 of 3,170) and their opponents are making 77.7% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 29.0 assists and 42.5 total boards per game, which is 29th and 7th in the league. The Nuggets defensively are ranked 25th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 116.9. They are able to force 13.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the floor (13th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Denver (-2.0)

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