Los Angeles Clippers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 11/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Los Angeles Clippers (11-8) are headed to Capital One Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Washington Wizards (2-13).

The Clippers took the court against the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 126-94 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Clippers walked away with 12 and the Celtics finished the game with 12 fouls. They also buried 22 of 51 tries from beyond the arc. Boston finished the game shooting 70.0% at the charity stripe by burying 14 of their 20 attempts. Furthermore, Boston had 47 boards (8 offensive, 39 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Boston earned 33 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. In reference to the defense, Los Angeles allowed 51.1% from the field on 45 of 88 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 44 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Clippers converted 9 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 69.2%. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest with a 43.3% field goal percentage (39 of 90) and knocked down 7 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc.

Ivica Zubac is someone who was a major factor for this contest. Zubac finished shooting 78.6% from the field and earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 29 mins played and grabbed 10 rebounds. He accounted for 23 points on 11 out of 14 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 11-8 so far this year. They are turning it over 16.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.3 fouls every game. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 46.0 boards per game and is sitting with 477 assists on the campaign, which ranks 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Clippers are hitting 36.8% on 3-point shots (232 of 630) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 108.7 points per contest (25th in the league) while going 46.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Clippers are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 19th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 459 conceded for the season. The Clippers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.7% (740 of 1,621) and they relinquish 41.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 34.1% from 3-point land while they are 4th in the league in points per game allowed (107.5).

When they last played, the Wizards went home defeated by a final of 115-103 when they played the Pacers. The Wizards were able to snag 33 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in this matchup. They coughed it up 17 times, while recording 8 steals for the game. The Pacers had 18 fouls for this game which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of those for a rate of 80.0%. Concerning shots from distance, Washington knocked down 11 of their 35 attempts (31.4%). When all was said and done, the Wizards walked away from this one shooting 36 for 79 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.6%. The Wizards permitted the Pacers to bury 41 out of 86 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.7% for the matchup. They went 44.4% from downtown by going 12 out of 27 and finished the contest at 21 out of 27 from the free throw line (77.8%). When discussing how they rebounded, Washington permitted Indiana to get 45 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Bilal Coulibaly was important for the Wizards for the matchup. Coulibaly recorded 17 points in his 38 mins of playing time and accounted for 4 assists for this contest. He buried 4 of 9 in the matchup giving him a rate of 44.4%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Washington has a record of 2-13 on the season. The Wizards are committing 22.2 fouls per contest and they hit 77.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.7 times per game (20th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.9 times per contest. Washington has accumulated 1,628 points for the campaign (108.5 per game) and they snag 42.1 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Wizards are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 23rd in the league.

The Wizards defensively are ranked 29th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 122.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the floor (23rd in the NBA). The Washington defense gives up 36.9% on 3-point attempts (215 of 583) and their opponents are converting on 79.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 27.1 dimes and 48.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 23rd and 29th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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