Celtics vs Clippers prediction NBA · Saturday, January 3
At a glance
The LA Clippers (12-21) host the Boston Celtics (21-12) on Saturday, January 3 at 10:30 PM ET at Intuit Dome in NBA action. Final score: Celtics 146 – Clippers 115. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Celtics a 61% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Clippers are 8-8 at home and the Celtics are 11-7 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Clippers and 7-3 for the Celtics (current streaks: Clippers W6, Celtics W2).
The analysis Model
The Celtics are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Clippers 111 – 115 Celtics, a margin of about 3.5 points in favor of the Celtics and a total around 226 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (+0.2 vs +6.1 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Clippers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Celtics' offense (116.8 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BOSLAC
Top performers
Celtics
Jaylen BrownG · #750pts / game
Payton PritchardG · #118assists
Jordan WalshG · #2713reboundsClippers
Kawhi LeonardF · #222pts / game
James HardenG · #112assists
Ivica ZubacC · #407reboundsRecent form
BOSLAC
LAC
Team comparison
| BOS | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 21-12 | Record | 12-21 |
| 116.8 | Points scored / game | 112.5 |
| 109.7 | Points allowed / game | 112.2 |
| +6.1 | Adjusted margin / game | +0.2 |
| W2 | Current streak | W6 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 11-7 road | Home / road record | 8-8 home |
| 61-21 (+9.1) | Last season | 50-32 (+4.7) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Celtics
Injury report Clippers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.