Hiram Moreno
Only four games will be played on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, in the NBA, but each and every game will be a great showdown, and the 76ers vs Clippers is no exception, as it is the last game of the day.
With the goal of keeping you updated, JefeBet brings you, day by day, the best betting previews and odds for each of the NBA matches that are scheduled. So, on this occasion, we bring you the Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Clippers prediction and betting preview. Keep reading to find out more.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Clippers NBA Regular Season Game on January 17, 2023
- Where: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
- When: Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 10:00 PM ET
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Betting on the Philadelphia 76ers
- Regular Season Record: 27-16
The Philadelphia 76ers will stay in Los Angeles to face the second game of their tour around the western United States. In their first game in Los Angeles, they managed to overcome the Lakers by a score of 113-112 (they saved the game in the last play of the night).
Thus, the 76ers have won four of their last five games, which keeps them in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. However, they are 4.5 games behind the Boston Celtics, the comfortable leaders in that NBA zone.
Although Philadelphia has offensive stars such as Joel Embiid, James Harden, and Tobias Harris on its roster, it is the defense that has shined the most this campaign, with a defensive ratio of 112.1 points per game. So, they will be looking for this to be their best weapon in this new matchup.
Betting on the Los Angeles Clippers
- Regular Season Record: 23-22
This new year has not been very good for the Clippers so far, although the team shook off a streak of four consecutive losses to start the year with two wins in its last three games, the last of which was by a score of 121-100 against the Houston Rockets. But, considering that they played against the worst team in the league, surely this does not measure their current level.
Los Angeles had to face that game against Houston without Paul George, who got injured on January 13 in a 115-103 loss to Denver, and he remains a last-minute decision heading into this game.
Should he be absent again, the Clippers will surely miss him as the team is averaging 109.4 points per game this season, the third-worst record in the NBA, although they tend to be effective with their long-range shooting by making 37% of them.
JefeBet Prediction
In this game, much will depend on whether Paul George makes it back to the court, as, without him, the Clippers lose an offensive element that no one on the roster can replace.
While the home team has a solid defense, the 76ers have many different weapons and can do damage from the paint with Embiid or from distance with Harden, so it will be difficult to keep up with them, especially if they can’t compete with them in points.
The Clippers have lost four straight games to Eastern opponents, and that streak may extend to five this time around.
Prediction: Philadelphia 76ers Spread.
