Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 1/30/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Friday, January 30, 2026

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: ESPN

The Los Angeles Clippers (22-24) are on their way to Ball Arena on Friday where they will meet the Denver Nuggets (31-16).

The Clippers faced the Jazz and walked away with a win by a score of 115-103 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Clippers ended up with 19 and the Jazz racked up 17 fouls. They converted 12 of their 33 attempts from beyond the arc. Utah finished shooting 81.0% at the free throw line by making 17 of their 21 attempts. In addition, Utah had 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Utah totaled 28 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 45.1% from the floor on 37 out of 82 shooting. They also doled out 27 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they compiled 39 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Clippers converted 15 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Los Angeles finished with a 46.6% field goal percentage (41 of 88) and converted 18 out of their 46 three-point shots.

Kawhi Leonard is a guy who was important for this game. Leonard finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and also distributed 4 dimes. He played 28 mins and pulled down 7 boards. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Los Angeles enters this game with a record of 22-24 so far this year. They have an average of 112.7 points per game (25th in the league) on 47.6% from the field. The Clippers are shooting 36.7% from downtown (604 of 1,648) and 84.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 40.7 boards per game and has accumulated 1,080 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 30th in basketball in terms of passing. They cough up possession 15.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.9 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Clippers are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 9th in the league in points per game allowed (112.8). The Clippers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (1,885 of 4,038) and they concede 42.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 8th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,204 surrendered this year.

For their last game, the Nuggets took a defeat with a final score of 109-107 when they played the Pistons. The Nuggets recorded 36 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. The Pistons had 21 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to convert 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 73.9%. With respect to shots from distance, Denver converted 10 of their 29 attempts (34.5%). Overall, the Nuggets went 40 for 84 from the floor which had them shooting 47.6%. The Nuggets allowed the Pistons to make 44 of their 94 attempts from the field which had them shooting 46.8% for this game. They went 19.4% from three-point range by going 6 of 31 and ended up going 15 out of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). In relation to rebounds, Denver permitted Detroit to pull down 41 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Jamal Murray ended up being a factor for the Nuggets in the matchup. Murray racked up 24 points in his 39 mins of playing time and added 10 dimes for this contest. He converted 7 out of 18 for this contest for a field goal rate of 38.9%, and had 5 rebounds.

Denver has a mark of 31-16 for the campaign. The Nuggets commit 19.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 81.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 28.0 times per contest (9th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest. Denver has scored 5,657 points this year (120.4 per contest) and they grab 42.5 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Nuggets are hitting on 49.5% from the floor, which is ranked 1st in the league.

The Nuggets on the defensive side of the court are 17th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 116.0. They are able to force 12.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the field (16th in the NBA). The Denver defense allows 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (607 of 1,747) and opponents are making 76.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 26.7 dimes and 43.2 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 15th and 9th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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