The Los Angeles Clippers (21-17) host the Brooklyn Nets (14-26) after winning four straight home games. The Clippers are double-digit favorites by 14.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 10:30 PM ET on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The point total is 212.5 for the matchup.
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Clippers and Nets Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
The Nets have not yet covered the spread as underdogs of 14.5 points or more this year (0-1).
The Clippers and Nets average 4.3 more points between them than the total of 212.5 for this matchup.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 9.3 more points per game, 221.8, than this game’s total of 212.5 points.
The average total the Clippers have had set in matchups this year is 4.7 more points than this outing’s point total.
The average over/under in Brooklyn’s games this year is 5.9 more points than the point total of 212.5 for this outing.
Los Angeles is 22-15-1 against the spread this season.
The Nets are 19-19-2 against the spread this year.
Clippers Stats & Insights
The Clippers average 108.9 points per game (23rd in the league) while allowing 108.1 per contest (fifth in the NBA). They have a +30 scoring differential overall.
The Clippers win the rebound battle by 1.4 boards on average. They collect 44.2 rebounds per game, which ranks 14th in the league, while their opponents pull down 42.8 per contest.
Los Angeles connects on 12.5 three-pointers per game (21st in the league) compared to its opponents’ 13.1. It shoots 36.3% from deep while its opponents hit 34.5% from long range.
The Clippers average 107.7 points per 100 possessions (22nd in the league), while allowing 107.2 points per 100 possessions (sixth in the NBA).
The Clippers have been better offensively at home, where they score 110.9 points per game, compared to road games, where they record 106.9 per game. Defensively, they are much better at home, where they allow 105.1 points per game, versus playing on the road, where they let their opponents to average 111.2 per game.
Nets Stats & Insights
The Nets’ -232 scoring differential (being outscored by 5.8 points per game) is a result of putting up 107.9 points per game (27th in NBA) while allowing 113.7 per contest (17th in league).
Brooklyn loses the rebound battle by an average of 2.4 boards. It collects 40.1 rebounds per game (29th in league) compared to its opponents’ 42.5.
The Nets connect on 14.3 three-pointers per game (seventh-most in the league) at a 36.4% rate (13th in NBA), compared to the 13.7 their opponents make, shooting 37.9% from deep.
The Nets rank 24th in the NBA with 107.4 points scored per 100 possessions, and 25th defensively with 113.9 points conceded per 100 possessions.
Brooklyn is putting up fewer points at home (104.6 per game) than away (110.3).
Clippers Key Players to Watch
The active leader in points and assists for the Clippers this season is James Harden, who scores 21.5 points and distributes 7.9 assists per game.
Ivica Zubac’s averages this season are 15.1 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
Norman Powell leads active Clippers in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 3.6 shots per game from beyond the arc.
Kris Dunn averages 1.6 takeaways per game, while Zubac compiles 1.2 rejections per contest.
Nets Key Players to Watch
Cameron Johnson puts up 19.6 points per game and also tacks on 4.2 rebounds and three assists per contest.
Nic Claxton has per-game averages of 10 points, 2.1 assists and 7.6 rebounds this season.
Johnson averages 3.2 made threes per game.
The Nets’ defensive effort gets a boost from D’Angelo Russell’s one steal and Claxton’s 1.2 blocks per game.
Clippers vs. Nets Prediction
Over (212.5)
Clippers 114 – Nets 105