Clippers vs Wizards Prediction & Betting Preview
Los Angeles is on the road playing Washington at the Capital One Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/10/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Los Angeles -4.25 was the opening favorite and current
Game outlook
Los Angeles is on the road playing Washington at the Capital One Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/10/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Los Angeles -4.25 was the opening favorite and current line is Los Angeles -4.5.
With the Washington Wizards, also struggling, the Los Angeles Clippers look to break out of their recent slump. Wizards are on a 5-game losing streak after losing 121-111 on the road to the Indiana Pacers last night and now have to travel back to the Nation's Capital to play the Clippers. The Clippers have lost 4 of their last 5 games. In the last five games, the Clippers have allowed teams to score at least 115 points and to shoot close to 50%, which ranks in the bottom 5 of the league in that span.
Additionally, the Wizards are struggling defensively, allowing teams to score an average of 119 points per game in their last five games. Clippers should have the opportunity to take some open threes against the Wizards since their 3-point field-goal percentage is ranked second to last. In the last 10 games between the Clippers and Wizards, the total has gone over eight times. The Clippers have scored over the total in 3 consecutive games.
Clippers’ All-Stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are not listed on the injury report, so it appears they’ll play tonight. It is difficult to bet against players who can score 30 points and hold whoever they are guarding under 20 points.
Los Angeles Clippers Betting
With a power ranking of 20, Los Angeles is ranked #30 in offense (scoring an average of 107.44 per game), #5 in defense (allowing an average of 109.30 points to be scored against them per game) and are 14-13 (12-15 ATS) this season.