Suns vs. Clippers Predictions & Picks

The Los Angeles Clippers are 8-point underdogs heading into Game 2 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center on Tuesday, starting at 10:00 PM ET on TNT, BSSC, and BSAZ. The Clippers lead the series 1-0.

Suns vs. Clippers Game Info & Odds

• Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: TNT, BSSC, and BSAZ
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Venue: Footprint Center

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Suns vs. Clippers Score Prediction

• Prediction: Suns 115 - Clippers 111

Spread & Total Prediction for Suns vs. Clippers

• Pick ATS: Clippers (+ 8)
• Pick OU: Under (227)
  

• The Suns' .500 ATS win percentage (41-38-3 ATS Record) is higher than the Clippers' .488 mark (40-42-0 ATS Record) in 2022-23.
• Phoenix covers the spread when it is an 8-point favorite or more 56.2% of the time. That's more often than Los Angeles covers as an underdog of 8 or more (never covered this season).
• Both Phoenix and Los Angeles games have gone over the over/under 48.8% of the time this season.
• As a moneyline favorite this season, the Suns are 36-14, while the Clippers are 9-21 as moneyline underdogs.

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Suns Performance Insights

• So far this season, Phoenix is scoring 113.6 points per game (17th-ranked in NBA) and giving up 111.6 points per contest (sixth-ranked).
• The Suns have been tallying plenty of assists in 2022-23, ranking third-best in the NBA with 27.3 assists per game.
• The Suns are sinking 12.2 threes per game (13th-ranked in league). They own a 37.4% shooting percentage (seventh-ranked) from downtown.
• Phoenix is attempting 57.5 two-pointers per game this season, which account for 63.8% of the shots it has attempted (and 71% of the team's baskets). Meanwhile, it is attempting 32.6 treys per contest, which are 36.2% of its shots (and 29% of the team's buckets).

Clippers Performance Insights

• Offensively Los Angeles is the 17th-ranked squad in the NBA (113.6 points per game). Defensively it is 12th (113.1 points conceded per game).
• This season the Clippers are ranked 23rd in the NBA in assists at 23.9 per game.
• In 2022-23 the Clippers are 10th in the league in 3-point makes (12.7 per game) and third-best in 3-point percentage (38.1%).
• Los Angeles attempts 38.8% percent of its shots from behind the 3-point line, and 30.9% of its made shots are from there. Inside the arc, it attempts 61.2% of its shots, with 69.1% of its makes coming from there.

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