Los Angeles Clippers vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/21/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Friday, January 21, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Los Angeles Clippers (22-24) are traveling to Wells Fargo Center on Friday where they will take on the Philadelphia 76ers (26-18).

The Clippers took the court against the Nuggets and went home with a loss by a final score of 130-128 in their last game. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 53.6% FG percentage (52 out of 97) and made 15 out of their 39 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Clippers buried 9 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 47 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 35 dimes in this game while forcing 3 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When discussing defense, Los Angeles allowed 49.0% from the floor on 48 of 98 shooting. Denver earned 44 assists and had 32 steals in this game. Additionally, Denver snagged 31 rebounds (13 offensive, 18 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Denver shot 84.0% at the free throw line by making 21 of 25 tries. They knocked down 13 out of their 38 tries from 3-point land. When discussing fouls, the Clippers ended up finishing with 24 while the Nuggets racked up 12 fouls.

Ivica Zubac is one guy who had an impact for this game. He ended up with 32 points on 15 out of 19 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins and also grabbed 10 rebounds. Zubac finished the game shooting 78.9% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a record of 22-24 this season. They average 105.4 points per contest (25th in the league) on 44.9% from the floor. The Clippers are connecting on 35.8% on 3-point shots (570 of 1,594) and 79.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 43.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,069 assists this season, which ranks 18th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.2 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Clippers are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.7% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 11th in the league in PPG allowed (106.5). The Clippers are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 44.3% (1,861 of 4,202) and they surrender 48.0 boards per game as a group. They rank 18th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,084 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the 76ers got the victory with a final of 123-110 when they played the Magic. The 76ers collected 38 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. The Magic were called for 11 fouls in this contest which got the 76ers to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They were able to bury 23 of them for a percentage of 85.2%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Philadelphia made 10 out of their 28 attempts (35.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the 76ers finished the game shooting 45 out of 83 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.2%. The 76ers allowed the Magic to convert 40 of 90 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.4% in this game. They finished the game shooting 51.4% from downtown by shooting 18 of 35 and finished the game at 12 out of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). In regard to rebounding, Philadelphia allowed Orlando to pull down 34 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Joel Embiid ended up being a factor for the 76ers for this contest. He converted 17 of 23 in the game for a field goal percentage of 73.9%, and had 12 rebounds. Embiid accumulated 50 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 dimes in this contest.

Philadelphia has a record of 26-18 on the season. As an offense, the 76ers are connecting on 46.2% from the floor, which is ranked 10th in the league. Philadelphia has earned 4,731 pts so far this year (107.5 per game) and they pull in 42.1 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 22.7 times per game (23rd in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 12.5 times per game. The 76ers commit 19.1 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 81.3% from the free throw line.

The 76ers on the defensive side of the court are 7th in the league in points per game surrendered with 105.7. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (12th in basketball). The Philadelphia defense concedes 34.5% from downtown (516 of 1,495) and their opponents are converting on 77.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 23.2 assists and 45.3 total boards per game, which is ranked 10th and 19th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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