The Los Angeles Clippers host the San Antonio Spurs in a Western Conference showdown.
The pregame narrative: The Spurs have been getting better as the season progresses and I think they can keep this game close against the struggling Clippers. I’m adding in prop picks for Victor Wembanyama and James Harden to make up a +300 parlay for tonight’s game.
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Spurs vs. Clippers predictions
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Parlay: Spurs +6.5 + Wembanyama over 1.5 threes + Harden over 5.5 rebounds (+300)
Spurs +6.5 (-165): The Clippers are ice-cold right now, losing three straight home games. They are still awaiting their first win in the new arena as this cold spell has led to an overall home record of 0-4.
L.A. is 1-5 against this spread and the Spurs are starting to figure things out.
San Antonio has won back-to-back games, with the most recent win coming against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Spurs have covered this spread in four of six games, and the two exceptions were against the contending Dallas Mavericks (4-2) and Oklahoma City Thunder (6-0).
Buying a few extra points for the underdogs is a good way to fade the Clippers right now.
SGP legs
Wembanyama over 1.5 threes (-150): This isn’t a line Wembanyama has had much success against but the volume has been there.
The 7-foot-4 phenom has no business firing up so many threes but he’s a special talent and I don’t see him dialling it back anytime soon.
Wembanyama is just 9-for-41 (22.0%) from 3-point range this season but that means he’s averaging 6.8 attempts per game.
Last year, he was more efficient, hitting threes at a 32.5% clip, so I’m willing to chalk up his early struggles to a poor shooting streak. He’s attempted 20 threes over his past two games and the Clippers allow the most 3-pointers per game to centres (2.82).
Harden over 5.5 rebounds (-175): With the size of San Antonio’s backcourt, it’s no surprise that the Spurs allow a high number of rebounds to opposing point guards.
In fact, they allow the second most per game (8.47).
At 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds, Harden is on the bigger side among guards. That allows him to help out on the glass frequently. He’s averaging 8.8 rebounds this season and has cleared this line in five of six games.
Picks made at 12:09 p.m. on 11/04/24.
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Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.