Los Angeles Clippers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 3/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Miami Heat

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Clippers (35-29) are en route to Kaseya Center on Wednesday where they will play the Miami Heat (29-35).

The Clippers faced off with the Kings and earned the victory with a final of 111-110 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended the contest having earned a 53.1% field goal percentage (43 of 81) and made 10 of 31 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 15 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 60.0%. With respect to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 38 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 23 dimes for this contest in addition to creating 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to defense, Los Angeles allowed 46.0% from the floor on 40 out of 87 shooting. Sacramento earned 27 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Sacramento snagged 48 rebounds (8 offensive, 40 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Sacramento ended up going 84.0% when shooting free throws by making 21 of their 25 shots. They converted 9 of their 34 attempts from three-point range. With respect to fouls, the Clippers finished with 20 and the Kings recorded 19 fouls.

James Harden is one guy who played a role for the contest. He racked up 29 points on 10 of 19 shooting. He played 44 mins and also pulled down 9 rebounds. Harden finished 52.6% from the floor and recorded 11 assists.

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Los Angeles steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 35-29 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 110.8 pts per game (21st in the league) while shooting 47.1% from the floor. The Clippers are hitting 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (778 of 2,174) and 79.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 43.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,582 assists for the year, which is 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 15.4 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.6 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Clippers are able to force 15.4 turnovers per game and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.1% on three-point shots while they are 4th in the league in PPG allowed (108.7). The Clippers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.0% (2,524 of 5,485) and they concede 42.4 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 5th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,621 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Heat took a loss by a score of 105-102 against the Hornets. In reference to rebounding, Miami allowed Charlotte to grab 36 in all (9 on the offensive side). They went 25.0% from distance by going 11 out of 44 and ended up going 22 of 23 at the free throw line (95.7%). The Heat allowed the Hornets to convert 36 of 86 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.9% in this contest. Overall, the Heat finished 39 out of 85 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.9%. Regarding three-point attempts, Miami buried 10 of 31 attempts (32.3%). They were able to bury 14 of those for a percentage of 70.0%. The Hornets were called for 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. The Heat recorded 35 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 46 in this contest.

Bam Adebayo ended up having an impact for the Heat for this contest. Adebayo earned 23 points in his 38 minutes on the court and added 8 assists in the game. He made 8 of 16 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 14 rebounds.

Miami has a record of 29-35 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Heat are shooting 45.8% from the field, which is 21st in basketball. Miami has earned 7,037 points on the year (110.0 per game) and they collect 43.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 26.4 times per game (14th in the league) and they cough up possession 13.6 times per contest. The Heat commit 15.8 personal fouls per game and they go 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Heat on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the league in points given up per game with 110.5. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (11th in the league). The Miami defense surrenders 35.5% on shots from distance (879 of 2,475) and opponents are knocking down 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 26.9 assists and 45.1 rebounds every game, which ranks them 17th and 22nd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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