Los Angeles Clippers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 3/6/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday, March 6, 2026

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN

The San Antonio Spurs (44-17) are hosting the Los Angeles Clippers (30-31) at Frost Bank Center on Friday.

The Clippers played the Pacers and earned the victory with a final of 130-107 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Clippers ended up with 23 and the Pacers accounted for 21 fouls. They also buried 10 of their 36 attempts from three-point range. Indiana finished shooting 80.6% from the free throw line by converting 25 of 31 tries. Moreover, Indiana pulled down 38 boards (5 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 7 rejections. Indiana distributed 26 assists and had 2 steals for the contest. In relation to the defense, Los Angeles allowed 42.9% from the floor on 36 out of 84 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 47 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Clippers buried 20 of 25 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Los Angeles walked away from the game having earned a 55.1% field goal percentage (49 of 89) and made 12 out of their 32 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Kawhi Leonard is one player who came through for the matchup. He ended up scoring 29 points on 10 of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 23 mins and also snagged 8 rebounds. Leonard ended up shooting 55.6% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Los Angeles heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 30-31 this season. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling in 41.0 rebounds per game and has earned 1,436 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 30th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Clippers are shooting 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (748 of 2,070) and 83.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 112.4 points per contest (24th in basketball) while hitting 48.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Clippers are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers every game while drawing 19.8 fouls. They are conceding 36.6% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 9th in the league in points per game allowed (112.0). The Clippers are allowing a FG percentage of 46.4% (2,474 of 5,335) and they relinquish 41.8 boards per game as a unit. They rank 8th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,581 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Spurs took home the win by a final score of 131-91 when they played the 76ers. The Spurs corralled 50 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 56 in the matchup. They also turned it over 17 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The 76ers were called for 16 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.3%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, San Antonio converted 18 out of their 45 tries (40.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Spurs walked away from this one shooting 49 for 89 from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.1%. The Spurs allowed the 76ers to bury 33 of 95 attempts from the field which had them shooting 34.7% in the matchup. They finished shooting 23.8% from distance by hitting 10 of 42 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 19 from the free throw line (78.9%). When discussing cleaning the glass, San Antonio permitted Philadelphia to snag 40 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Dylan Harper ended up having an impact for the Spurs in the matchup. Harper tallied 22 points in his 22 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists in this contest. He converted 8 of 11 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 72.7%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 44-17 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Spurs are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in the league. San Antonio has scored 7,209 points on the season (118.2 per game) and they average 46.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 27.1 times per game (11th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.9 times per contest. The Spurs have committed 19.0 personal fouls every game and they go 78.2% from the free throw line.

The Spurs defensively are ranked 7th in the NBA in points given up per game with 111.4. They are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (4th in the league). The San Antonio defense allows 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (788 of 2,224) and opponents are converting on 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They give up 26.3 dimes and 43.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks 11th and 11th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Antonio

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