San Antonio vs LA Clippers Prediction: LAC to Take the Lead in the Season Series

San Antonio and the Los Angeles Clippers are meeting for the third time in the current championship. So far, the score is tied at 1-1, and in the season series, only home team wins have been recorded. Will the trend continue this time, and will the Spurs win? Check out our free prediction to find out. We'll take a look at statistical trends, bookmakers' odds, and choose several betting options.

San Antonio

The Spurs will meet the Los Angeles Clippers at the end of their European tour of NBA clubs. San Antonio, led by Victor Vembanyama, faced Indiana in Paris. The first meeting was a resounding success for the Texans, who won 140-110. In the second match, however, the Spurs lost by a larger margin - 98-136.

Overall, San Antonio is still in contention for a play-in spot in the Western Conference, despite losing more often in the middle of the regular season than in the first half. With a 20-23 record, the Spurs are 12th in the standings and 2.5 wins out of the top 10.

LA Clippers

While the Spurs can expect to finish in the bottom half of the play-in zone at best, the Clippers are among the top favourites in the Western Conference. Tyronn Lue's side has confirmed this in the first half of the regular season, currently sitting sixth in the Western Conference standings. The Californians have lost 20 of their 46 games, but that hasn't stopped them from being in the playoff hunt. The Clippers lost their last game. Against Phoenix, the Los Angeles team showed their best defensive qualities, and the Sailfish are now third in the efficiency rating in terms of average passing, but their offence slipped - 109-111. Ivica Zubac was LAC's top scorer with 25 points and 16 rebounds. James Harden finished with 24 points and 10 assists.

H2H Meetings

In this championship, the rivals managed to exchange home wins. First, the Los Angeles Clippers prevailed 113-104 in early November. Then, on 1 January, San Antonio celebrated a 122-86 victory.

Stats Betting

• 8 out of 9 previous head-to-head meetings between the rivals have ended with the Clippers winning. The bet is W2 with odds of 1.566 at 1xbet.
• In the last five meetings between the teams, the score has not exceeded 224 points. The best bet with TU (224.5) at odds of 1.625 at 1xbet.
• San Antonio has scored over 111 points in 6 of their last 7 home games. We bet on IT1O (109.5) at odds of 1.975 at 1xbet.
• The Clippers have failed to score more than 113 points in 5 of their last 6 away games. We bet on IT2U (112.5) at odds of 1.90 at 1xbet.

Expert Betting Tips

The Clippers have an excellent record against San Antonio in recent years, and a crushing defeat at the hands of the Spurs last time out is sure to motivate the Californians. Furthermore, the Texans have just returned from Paris and it is not certain that they will have time to adapt. All the more reason to back LAC in the upcoming encounter, and that is exactly what we will do. We'll also be taking a TU points.

Prediction: 

TU (223.5) for 1.91

IT2U (109.5) for 2.354

H2 (-2.5) for 1.77