Clippers vs. Nuggets betting: NBA preview for January 8

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The Los Angeles Clippers (20-16) are slightly favored (by 2 points) to break a three-game road losing streak when they visit the Denver Nuggets (20-15) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under of 224.5 points.

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Clippers Cover -2 vs Nuggets -111

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Clippers vs. Nuggets betting lines

  • Clippers odds to win: -131
  • Nuggets odds to win: +110
  • Spread: Clippers (-2)
  • Total: 224.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Clippers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Los Angeles is 8-10 in road contests and has covered the spread 10 times on the road.
  • This year, Los Angeles has a 1-1 record ATS in road games when playing as 2-point favorites or more.
  • Clippers games have hit the over on the set point total five times on the road this season.
  • Recent history seems to go against Los Angeles to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 218.9 points per contest this season.

Clippers Recent Trends

  • The Clippers have covered the spread six times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Clippers’ last 10 games saw three go over the total.
  • The past 10 Clippers games averaged 4.7 fewer points (219.8) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Clippers’ per-game scoring average over their last 10 games is 2.1 points higher than their season-long average.

Clippers Betting Records

  • The Clippers have an 11-1 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 91.7% of those games).
  • Los Angeles has a record of 9-1 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -131 or shorter (winning 90%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Clippers have an implied win probability of 56.7%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (13th in NBA) 45.9 (11th) 44.2 (14th) 42.6 (sixth) 24.5 (25th) 15.5 (25th)

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Nuggets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Nuggets home games have gone over the set point total 10 times this year.
  • The Nuggets have a 7-10 ATS record in home games so far while putting up a record of 10-7 overall in those contests.
  • The Nuggets have gone 6-8 ATS in home games this year when playing as 2-point underdogs or more.
  • This season at home, the Nuggets and their opponents have averaged a total of 231.0 points per contest, 6.5 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Nuggets Recent Trends

  • The Nuggets are 6-4 overall and 5-5 against the spread in their past 10 games.
  • Nuggets’ last 10 contests saw five go over the total.
  • The Nuggets’ last 10 outings have ended with an average of 236.1 points scored. That’s 11.6 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Across their last 10 games, the Nuggets have scored 2.4 more points per contest compared to their 120.3 PPG season-long scoring average.

Nuggets Betting Records

  • This season, Denver has won five out of the 10 games in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Nuggets have entered nine games this season as the underdog by +110 or more and is 4-5 in those contests.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nuggets have a 47.6% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.7 (second in NBA) 46.8 (18th) 45.2 (eighth) 43.9 (13th) 31.5 (first) 13.7 (13th)
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