Los Angeles Clippers vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 10/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Utah Jazz

Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-9.5)

Delta Center is the site where the Utah Jazz (17-65 last season) will compete against the Los Angeles Clippers (50-32 last year) on Wednesday. Los Angeles opens this matchup as 9.5-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 226.5.

The Clippers took the court against the Nuggets and took a loss by a score of 120-101 in their last contest. Los Angeles wrapped up the game with a 47.6% FG percentage (39 of 82) and converted 8 of 27 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Clippers made 15 of 22 shots for a percentage of 68.2%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 36 with 5 of them being offensive. They also doled out 30 dimes for the contest as well as creating 12 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In regard to defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 52.2% from the floor on 47 of 90 shooting. Denver doled out 24 assists and had 11 steals in this contest. Moreover, Denver collected 46 rebounds (11 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 9 blocks. Denver finished 71.4% at the charity stripe by burying 15 of their 21 tries. They also made 11 of 29 tries from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Clippers walked away with 17 and the Nuggets totaled 23 fouls.

Kawhi Leonard is a guy who played a role for this game. He recorded 22 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins and also grabbed 5 boards. Leonard finished the game shooting 46.2% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes.

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Los Angeles comes into this game after finishing with a mark of 50-32 last year. They turned it over 14.9 times per game and as a unit committed 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles pulled in 43.8 rebounds per game and tallied 2,064 dimes last season, which was 23rd in the league in terms of passing. The Clippers hit on 37.3% on 3-pointers (1,022 of 2,738) and 79.7% from the free throw line. They averaged 112.9 pts per contest (20th in basketball) while hitting 48.2% from the field.

When they were on the defensive end, the Clippers were able to force 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 fouls. They were ranked 9th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,105 surrendered last season. The Clippers defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.1% (3,240 of 7,032) and they relinquished 41.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They gave up 35.0% on three-point shots while they were 4th in basketball in points per game allowed (108.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Jazz walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-105 when they played the Timberwolves. In relation to rebounds, Utah permitted Minnesota to grab 54 in total (17 offensive). They went 30.2% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 13 out of 43 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 16 from the charity stripe (68.8%). The Jazz allowed the Timberwolves to convert 46 out of their 98 tries from the field which had them shooting 46.9% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Jazz shot 40 for 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.9%. Pertaining to shooting from distance, Utah converted 16 of their 42 attempts (38.1%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.8%. The Timberwolves were called for 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the Jazz to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. The Jazz were able to collect 31 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 40 in this game.

Brice Sensabaugh ended up being a factor for the Jazz for this game. He converted 7 of 17 for the contest for a rate of 41.2%, and had 7 rebounds. Sensabaugh had 22 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes for this contest.

Utah had a mark of 17-65 last year. As an offense, the Jazz connected on 45.4% from the floor, which was ranked 22nd in the NBA. Utah tallied 9,175 pts last season (111.9 per contest) and they pulled in 45.4 boards per game. They got an assist 25.5 times per contest (20th in the league) and they turned the ball over 17.2 times per game. The Jazz committed 18.9 fouls every game and they shot 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The Utah defense surrendered 35.8% on shots from 3-point land (1,219 of 3,403) and their opponents connected on 76.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They gave up 29.6 assists and 44.2 total rebounds per game, which was ranked 30th and 17th in the NBA. The Jazz on the defensive end were ranked 30th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 121.2. They forced their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 48.0% from the floor (26th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-9.5)

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