Clippers vs Spurs prediction NBA · Friday, March 6
At a glance
The San Antonio Spurs (45-18) host the LA Clippers (30-31) on Friday, March 6 at 9:30 PM ET at Frost Bank Center in NBA action. Final score: Clippers 112 – Spurs 116. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Spurs a 63% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Spurs are 22-6 at home and the Clippers are 14-18 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 9-1 for the Spurs and 6-4 for the Clippers (current streaks: Spurs W2, Clippers W3).
The analysis Model
The Spurs are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Spurs 115 – 111 Clippers, a margin of about 4.1 points in favor of the Spurs and a total around 225 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace. The Spurs played yesterday: fatigue often shows in the fourth quarter.
- The Clippers need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Spurs' offense (117.5 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
LACSA
Top performers
Clippers
Kawhi LeonardF · #230pts / game
Jordan MillerG · #226assistsKawhi LeonardF · #29reboundsSpurs
Victor WembanyamaF · #127pts / game
De'Aaron FoxG · #49assistsVictor WembanyamaF · #110reboundsRecent form
LACSA
LAC
Team comparison
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 30-31 | Record | 45-18 |
| 112.5 | Points scored / game | 117.5 |
| 111.4 | Points allowed / game | 112.4 |
| +0.9 | Adjusted margin / game | +4.3 |
| W3 | Current streak | W2 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 9-1 |
| 14-18 road | Home / road record | 22-6 home |
| 50-32 (+4.7) | Last season | 34-48 (-2.8) |
| No | Played yesterday | Yes |
Injury report Clippers
Injury report Spurs
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.