Los Angeles Clippers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 12/31/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (16-16) will play the Los Angeles Clippers (18-13) at Frost Bank Center on Tuesday.

The Clippers faced off with the Warriors and notched a win by a score of 102-92 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Clippers walked away with 19 and the Warriors recorded 16 personal fouls. They made 7 of 38 shots from distance. Golden State walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 20 attempts. Additionally, Golden State pulled down 47 rebounds (19 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 10 rejections. Golden State dished out 24 assists and had 14 steals in this game. When talking about defending, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 36.8% from the field on 35 out of 95 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected 39 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Clippers buried 12 of 15 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Los Angeles finished the game having earned a 53.3% field goal percentage (40 of 75) and buried 10 out of their 32 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Norman Powell is a player who was a factor for the matchup. He scored 26 points on 10 out of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 40 minutes and also totaled 3 boards. Powell finished 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Los Angeles comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 18-13 this year. They currently have an average of 109.4 points per contest (22nd in the league) while hitting 46.8% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 37.1% on shots from distance (391 of 1,053) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 44.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 756 assists for the season, which has them ranked 23rd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 16.7 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.2 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Clippers are forcing their opponents into 15.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are ranked 6th in basketball in giving up assists with 762 surrendered on the year. The Clippers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.6% (1,204 of 2,641) and they surrender 42.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 4th in basketball in opponents points per game (107.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 112-110 against the Timberwolves. In reference to attacking the glass, San Antonio allowed Minnesota to snag 56 overall (18 on the offensive side). They shot 25.0% from three-point range via 11 out of 44 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). The Spurs permitted the Timberwolves to knock down 43 of their 100 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 43.0% in the game. When the game finished, the Spurs finished the game shooting 38 for 87 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.7%. When discussing 3-pointers, San Antonio knocked down 11 of 39 attempts (28.2%). They were able to knock down 23 of those for a percentage of 82.1%. The Timberwolves were called for 23 personal fouls in this game which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for 28 tries. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Spurs recorded 33 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 41 for the matchup.

Victor Wembanyama was important for the Spurs for the game. He converted 13 of 30 in this game for a field goal percentage of 43.3%, and had 8 rebounds. Wembanyama tallied 34 points in his 37 minutes on the court and added 2 assists in this game.

San Antonio has a record of 16-16 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Spurs are hitting on 45.6% from the floor, which ranks 20th in the NBA. San Antonio has scored 3,556 points on the season (111.1 per game) and they average 44.6 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.4 times per contest (8th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.9 times per contest. The Spurs commit 16.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 79.6% from the free throw line.

The Spurs are ranked 14th in the league in PPG surrendered with 112.0. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (10th in basketball). The San Antonio defense gives up 35.1% from downtown (426 of 1,214) and their opponents are converting on 79.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 25.4 assists and 45.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 9th and 23rd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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