San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 4/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Intuit Dome is the location where the Los Angeles Clippers (46-32) will attempt to defeat the San Antonio Spurs (32-46) on Tuesday.

The Spurs took the court against the Trail Blazers and took a loss by a final of 120-109 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Spurs ended up finishing with 21 and the Trail Blazers totaled 20 fouls. They also made 15 of their 41 attempts from 3-point land. Portland walked away from this one shooting 77.8% at the charity stripe by converting 21 of 27 tries. Additionally, Portland had 44 boards (8 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Portland doled out 25 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. When discussing the defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to shoot 47.2% from the field on 42 out of 89 shooting. They also recorded 26 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 45 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Spurs made 16 of their 21 shots for a rate of 76.2%. San Antonio walked away from the game with a 43.2% FG percentage (41 out of 95) and converted 11 out of their 34 shots from beyond the arc.

Stephon Castle is a player who played a role in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 7 out of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins played and also totaled 7 rebounds. Castle finished the game shooting 41.2% from the floor and also earned 5 assists.

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San Antonio will enter this contest with a record of 32-46 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per game and as a group are committing 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Antonio is pulling in 43.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 2,246 dimes on the season, which is 7th in basketball in terms of passing. The Spurs are hitting 35.5% on three-point shots (1,099 of 3,092) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 113.9 points per outing (17th in the league) while shooting 46.4% from the floor.

On defense, the Spurs have forced 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They give up 36.4% on three-point shots while they are 23rd in the league in PPG allowed (116.7). The Spurs defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.4% (3,421 of 7,216) and they surrender 46.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 23rd in the NBA in giving up assists with 2,178 relinquished so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Clippers got the victory with a final of 135-104 against the Mavericks. In the matter of attacking the glass, Los Angeles allowed Dallas to collect 41 in all (10 offensive). They shot 25.9% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 out of 27 and ended up shooting 29 out of 38 at the free throw line (76.3%). The Clippers permitted the Mavericks to knock down 34 of their 78 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 43.6% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Clippers ended up going 54 out of 96 from the field which gave them a percentage of 56.3%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Los Angeles knocked down 11 out of their 28 tries (39.3%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. The Mavericks committed 18 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 11 steals in the matchup. The Clippers were able to collect 35 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 45 for the matchup.

James Harden was important for the Clippers for the contest. Harden had 29 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accumulated 14 assists for the game. He made 10 of 19 in the matchup giving him a rate of 52.6%, and had 7 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 46-32 this year. The Clippers commit 18.4 fouls per contest and they hit 79.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.1 times per contest (25th in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.9 times per game. Los Angeles has totaled 8,775 pts on the year (112.5 per game) and they average 43.8 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Clippers are connecting on 47.9% from the floor, which ranks them 8th in the league.

The Clippers defensively are ranked 4th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 108.0. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (7th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense allows 34.6% on shots from distance (1,002 of 2,892) and their opponents are knocking down 77.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 25.6 assists and 41.9 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 8th and 1st in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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