Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 1/13/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Monday, January 13, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Miami Heat (19-17) are traveling to Intuit Dome on Monday where they will play the Los Angeles Clippers (20-17).

The Heat faced off with the Jazz and notched a win by a score of 97-92 in their last contest. Miami wrapped up the contest having earned a 39.6% FG percentage (36 out of 91) and converted 14 of their 50 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Heat converted 11 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected a total of 49 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 26 assists for the matchup while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning the defense, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 39.8% from the field on 33 of 83 shooting. Utah totaled 20 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. On top of that, Utah collected 49 rebounds (11 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Utah ended up going 88.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 17 attempts. They also converted 11 of 36 shots from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Heat left the arena with 12 and the Jazz recorded 15 fouls.

Tyler Herro is one player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He was able to score 23 points on 7 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and pulled down 7 boards. Herro went 41.2% from the floor and also totaled 5 assists.

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Miami enters this matchup with a record of 19-17 so far this season. They are averaging 110.9 pts per game (21st in the NBA) while going 45.5% from the field. The Heat are connecting on 36.6% on 3-pointers (506 of 1,381) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Miami is grabbing 43.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 937 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.5 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.2 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Heat are forcing 14.9 turnovers every game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.7% on shots from distance while they are 7th in the league in PPG from their opponents (109.6). The Heat defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.0% (1,467 of 3,192) and they surrender 45.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 13th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 960 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Clippers took a loss by a score of 126-103 against the Nuggets. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Los Angeles allowed Denver to snag 45 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They shot 48.6% from three-point range by going 17 out of 35 and finished the game at 11 out of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). The Clippers allowed the Nuggets to knock down 49 out of 89 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 55.1% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Clippers finished shooting 30 for 80 from the field which had them at 37.5%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Los Angeles made 11 of their 38 attempts (28.9%). They were able to knock down 32 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.0%. The Nuggets had 24 fouls for the contest which got the Clippers to the charity stripe for 40 attempts. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Clippers were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 40 in the game.

Norman Powell ended up being important for the Clippers in this matchup. He converted 8 of 17 in this game giving him a rate of 47.1%, and totaled 4 rebounds. Powell accumulated 30 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in the matchup.

Los Angeles has a record of 20-17 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Clippers are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in the NBA. Los Angeles has tallied 4,030 points for the year (108.9 per contest) and they snag 44.1 boards per game. They are getting an assist 24.2 times per game (25th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.5 times per game. The Clippers have committed 18.7 fouls per game and they go 78.0% from the free throw line.

The Clippers on the defensive side of the court are 6th in the league in points given up per game with 108.4. They are able to force 15.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (12th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense surrenders 34.6% on 3-pointers (480 of 1,388) and their opponents are knocking down 75.7% of their foul shots. They allow 25.4 assists and 42.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 7th and 6th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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