Los Angeles Clippers vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 2/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Clippers (31-24) are traveling to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday where they will go up against the Indiana Pacers (31-23).

The Clippers played the Bucks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-110 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the contest with a 46.6% FG percentage (41 of 88) and made 12 of their 30 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Clippers knocked down 16 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 84.2%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 43 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 28 assists in this contest as well as forcing 18 turnovers and earning 14 steals. When talking about defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 47.5% from the floor on 38 of 80 shooting. Milwaukee doled out 22 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Milwaukee pulled down 41 boards (8 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 7 rejections. Milwaukee finished 85.2% at the charity stripe by burying 23 of their 27 attempts. They converted 17 of their 43 shots from beyond the perimeter. With respect to personal fouls, the Clippers walked away with 27 and the Bucks had 18 personal fouls.

Kawhi Leonard is one player who was a major factor for the matchup. He had 25 points on 9 of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. Leonard finished the contest at 40.9% from the field and also dished out 4 dimes.

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Los Angeles enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 31-24 for the campaign. They turn it over 15.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 44.2 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,360 assists on the season, which ranks 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Clippers are shooting 36.1% on shots from downtown (671 of 1,857) and 79.8% from the charity stripe. They average 110.9 pts per game (21st in the league) while hitting 47.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Clippers are able to force 15.7 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They concede 35.1% on shots from distance while they are 5th in the league in points per game from their opponents (108.2). The Clippers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.7% (2,158 of 4,727) and they concede 42.3 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 6th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,383 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Pacers walked away with a victory by a final of 127-113 against the Grizzlies. The Pacers were able to pull down 37 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Grizzlies earned 19 fouls for this contest which got the Pacers to the free throw line for 22 tries. They were able to bury 18 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 81.8%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Indiana made 17 of 45 tries (37.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Pacers went 46 out of 91 from the field which had them shooting 50.5%. The Pacers permitted the Grizzlies to make 41 out of their 99 attempts from the field which left them shooting 41.4% in the matchup. They finished 30.8% from distance by going 12 of 39 and ended up going 19 of 22 at the charity stripe (86.4%). Regarding attacking the glass, Indiana permitted Memphis to snag 46 overall (12 offensive).

Tyrese Haliburton ended up being a factor for the Pacers in this matchup. He converted 9 of 17 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and had 5 rebounds. Haliburton scored 22 points in his 32 mins on the court and tallied 9 assists for the matchup.

Indiana has a record of 31-23 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pacers are shooting 48.8% from the floor, which is ranked 4th in the NBA. Indiana has earned 6,276 points this season (116.2 per game) and they grab 41.5 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 28.9 times per contest (6th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per game. The Pacers have committed 19.1 personal fouls per game and they connect on 78.4% from the free throw line.

The Indiana defense gives up 36.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (714 of 1,984) and opponents are connecting on 78.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 26.5 dimes and 44.9 boards per game, which ranks 16th and 22nd in the league. The Pacers on the defensive side of the court are 21st in basketball in points allowed per game with 115.6. They are able to force 14.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (23rd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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