Los Angeles Clippers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (20-23) are welcoming the Los Angeles Clippers (26-20) at Frost Bank Center on Wednesday.

The Clippers took the court against the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 111-109 in their last game. Los Angeles walked away from the contest with a 49.4% FG percentage (41 out of 83) and knocked down 10 out of their 32 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Clippers buried 17 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 85.0%. Concerning rebounding, they collected 42 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 22 assists for this game in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and having 12 steals. With regard to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the field on 40 of 85 shooting. Phoenix doled out 23 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Phoenix grabbed 39 boards (11 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 5 blocked shots. Phoenix finished the game at 81.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of their 11 tries. They made 22 of their 47 tries from long range. In reference to fouls, the Clippers finished with 15 and the Suns racked up 17 fouls.

Ivica Zubac is one player who played a role for this game. Zubac finished the game at 70.6% from the floor and earned 4 assists. He was on the court for 34 mins and also totaled 16 boards. He walked away with 25 points on 12 of 17 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this one with a win-loss record of 26-20 for the campaign. They turn it over 16.1 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, Los Angeles is grabbing 44.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,117 assists on the year, which is 24th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Clippers are hitting 35.7% on 3-pointers (560 of 1,567) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 109.9 points per outing (23rd in basketball) while shooting 46.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Clippers are able to force 15.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are conceding 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 3rd in basketball in opponents points per game (106.9). The Clippers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.1% (1,783 of 3,953) and they concede 42.4 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 9th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,148 conceded so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 136-98 against the Pacers. In the matter of rebounds, San Antonio allowed Indiana to snag 50 in total (16 on the offensive glass). They went 43.6% from distance by going 17 of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 14 from the free throw line (92.9%). The Spurs permitted the Pacers to knock down 53 of their 102 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.0% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Spurs went 35 for 85 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.2%. In relation to shooting from downtown, San Antonio knocked down 11 of 32 attempts (34.4%). They were able to convert 17 of the free throws for a rate of 68.0%. The Pacers committed 20 fouls for this game which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They also turned it over 24 times, while recording 9 steals in this contest. The Spurs corralled 29 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 44 in the game.

Harrison Barnes ended up being important for the Spurs for this game. Barnes accumulated 25 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest. He buried 9 out of 14 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

San Antonio has a win-loss mark of 20-23 this season. The Spurs have committed 16.0 fouls every game and they go 79.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 28.7 times per game (7th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.8 times per game. San Antonio has accounted for 4,815 pts for the year (112.0 per game) and they average 45.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Spurs are hitting on 45.8% from the field, which has them ranked 18th in the NBA.

The San Antonio defense allows 35.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (591 of 1,649) and opponents are converting on 78.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 26.4 dimes and 45.4 total rebounds per game, ranking them 18th and 25th in the league. The Spurs are ranked 19th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 113.5. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (11th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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