Nuggets vs Clippers prediction NBA · Thursday, February 19
At a glance
The LA Clippers (26-28) host the Denver Nuggets (35-20) on Thursday, February 19 at 10:30 PM ET at Intuit Dome in NBA action. Final score: Nuggets 114 – Clippers 115. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Nuggets a 52% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Clippers are 13-11 at home and the Nuggets are 20-9 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 6-4 for the Clippers and 5-5 for the Nuggets (current streaks: Clippers W1, Nuggets W1).
The analysis Model
A wide-open game: the model barely separates the two teams. The model projects Clippers 115 – 116 Nuggets, a margin of about 0.7 points in favor of the Nuggets and a total around 230 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Clippers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Nuggets' offense (120.4 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Clippers' defense allows clearly fewer points (111.6 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
DENLAC
Top performers
Nuggets
Nikola JokicC · #1522pts / game
Jamal MurrayG · #278assistsNikola JokicC · #1517reboundsClippers
Bennedict MathurinG · #2438pts / game
Kris DunnG · #88assists
John CollinsF · #2012reboundsRecent form
DENLACHead-to-head
DEN lead 2-1 this season.
DEN
Team comparison
| DEN | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 35-20 | Record | 26-28 |
| 120.4 | Points scored / game | 112.1 |
| 116.4 | Points allowed / game | 111.6 |
| +3.4 | Adjusted margin / game | +0.4 |
| W1 | Current streak | W1 |
| 5-5 | Last 10 games | 6-4 |
| 20-9 road | Home / road record | 13-11 home |
| 50-32 (+3.9) | Last season | 50-32 (+4.7) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Nuggets
Injury report Clippers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.