Clippers vs Spurs Game Breakdown

Get ready to clip your seatbelts and spur your enthusiasm because tonight’s NBA Playoff face-off at the AT&T Center is anything but ordinary! The Los Angeles Clippers, sailing smoothly with a 19-13 record, are setting their sails to duel with the San Antonio Spurs, who stand at an even 16-16 this season. As the clock strikes 08:00 PM EST, all eyes will be on this pivotal Western conference clash where standings are as tight as the defense on the court. With the Clippers looking to sharpen their edges after a recent victory and the Spurs aiming to rebound from a narrow defeat, the stakes are high and the betting lines hotter, teasing an over/under that promises plenty of action. Will the Clippers continue to cut through the competition, or will the Spurs ride back into the saddle with a win? It’s time to find out if the Clippers can truly handle the heat or if the Spurs have enough kicks left to gallop to victory!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: December 31, 2024 08:00PM EST

Location: AT&T Center, San Antonio

Vegas Odds

	LAC ML	SAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+135	-160	217.0	3.5/-3.5
Recent	+115	-150	216.5	4.5/-4.5
Difference	-20	+10	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

31W-22L

46.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

21W-34L

53.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/04/24	San Antonio Spurs SAS	40	16	30	18	104	Over
11/04/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	14	34	34	31	113	Over
11/22/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	26	28	28	27	109	Under
11/22/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	14	34	22	32	102	Under
11/20/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	33	33	25	33	124	Over
11/20/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	27	28	22	22	99	Over
10/29/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	17	20	23	23	83	Under
10/29/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	23	33	37	30	123	Under
01/26/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	25	32	24	19	100	Over
01/26/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	41	37	26	34	138	Over
01/20/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	41	24	33	33	131	Over
01/20/23	San Antonio Spurs SAS	36	36	23	31	126	Over
11/19/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	22	26	21	28	97	Under
11/19/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	40	24	27	28	119	Under
11/04/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	28	26	28	31	113	Over
11/04/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	18	40	28	20	106	Over
01/15/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	22	25	33	14	94	Under
01/15/22	San Antonio Spurs SAS	21	35	29	16	101	Under
12/20/21	San Antonio Spurs SAS	35	27	30	24	116	Under
12/20/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	27	21	17	27	92	Under
11/16/21	San Antonio Spurs SAS	20	33	18	21	92	Under
11/16/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	25	32	26	23	106	Under

Clippers Vs Over/Under

Spurs Vs Over/Under

Clippers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/30	vs NOP	116-113W	40	24	16	86
12/27	@ GSW	102-92W	39	19	21	75
12/21	vs DAL	97-113L	40	18	17	81
12/19	vs DAL	118-95W	47	30	13	85
12/13	vs DEN	98-120L	31	24	19	83
12/08	@ HOU	106-117L	33	21	7	92
12/04	@ MIN	80-108L	46	13	21	83
12/03	@ POR	127-105W	35	29	13	85
12/01	@ DEN	126-122W	42	28	14	90
11/29	vs MIN	92-93L	39	20	15	84

Spurs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/29	vs MIN	110-112L	41	25	9	87
12/27	vs BRO	96-87W	43	26	13	77
12/25	vs NYK	114-117L	45	33	15	83
12/21	@ POR	114-94W	49	33	12	93
12/19	@ ATL	133-126W	42	32	17	101
12/15	@ MIN	92-106L	50	34	18	91
12/13	vs POR	118-116W	41	32	14	85
12/08	@ NOP	121-116W	55	27	13	93
12/06	@ SAC	113-140L	42	28	14	91
12/05	@ CHI	124-139L	41	26	10	95

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Clippers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Kris Dunn SG	22.0	22.2	19.1	60%	20.7
James Harden PG	46.0	35.2	43.0	100%	43.3
Derrick Jones Jr. PF	21.0	17.5	19.2	100%	19.4
Norman Powell SF	41.0	40.9	30.0	73%	35.1
Ivica Zubac C	44.0	43.8	35.8	100%	36.1

San Antonio Spurs	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Harrison Barnes SF	17.0	16.2	19.9	100%	20.3
Chris Paul PG	32.0	31.5	29.6	100%	29.0
Jeremy Sochan PF	34.0	30.8	30.9	90%	31.8
Devin Vassell SG	34.0	30.2	31.8	67%	35.3
Victor Wembanyama C	55.0	63.3	56.5	100%	56.8

Clippers Notable Injuries

Kai Jones (PF/C): Avg: 1.9pts, 1.8reb, 0.4ast, 7.9 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 0.9

Spurs Notable Injuries

Malaki Branham (PG/SG): Avg: 8.6pts, 1.9reb, 1.9ast, 19.3 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 1.1
Blake Wesley (PG/SG): Avg: 4.1pts, 1.3reb, 2.5ast, 13.5 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 1.7
Sandro Mamukelashvili (PF/C): Avg: 3.8pts, 3.0reb, 0.8ast, 9.4 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 1.6
Sidy Cissoko (SG/SF): Avg: 2.4pts, 1.2reb, 0.4ast, 6.3 minutes. Last game: 12/21/24. Impact: 0.7

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Ivica Zubac	LAC	Pts	14.5	18.1	+3.6	60%	50%	53%	53%	SAS	0.0	#15
Norman Powell	LAC	Pts	23.5	26.6	+3.1	80%	60%	60%	60%	SAS	+2.8	#27
Derrick Jones Jr.	LAC	Reb	2.5	3.8	+1.3	60%	50%	60%	60%	SAS	-0.0	#19
Kris Dunn	LAC	Reb	3.5	3.6	+0.1	20%	30%	33%	33%	SAS	-0.0	#16
James Harden	LAC	Ast	7.5	9.1	+1.6	0%	30%	47%	47%	SAS	+0.8	#25

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Clippers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#3	#1	#30	#8	-4.0%
PF	#8	#8	#14	#4	-8.3%
PG	#25	#18	#8	#17	1.1%
SF	#27	#23	#17	#27	8.5%
SG	#2	#1	#3	#2	-12.5%

Spurs Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#15	#13	#12	#10	-2.5%
PF	#15	#19	#6	#13	-2.7%
PG	#5	#16	#17	#6	-7.2%
SF	#8	#19	#8	#8	-5.5%
SG	#27	#25	#25	#29	11.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

107.5

113.7

Rebounds per Game

42.4

44.1

Assists per Game

23.5

29.7

Steals per Game

9.5

7.6

Blocks per Game

4.2

6.9

Shots per Game

84.4

88.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.6

14.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.2

54.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.7

35.8

Turnovers per Game

15.4

13.8

Fouls per Game

17.8

16.8

Recent Trends

Charles Bassey (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 33.7% to 10.2, 15.3 min average previous 3 games.
Stephon Castle (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 32.2% to 14.5, 21.4 min average previous 3 games.
David Duke Jr. (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.7% to 11.5, 16.9 min average previous 3 games.
Kris Dunn (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 47.4% to 33.3, 22.6 min average previous 3 games.