Clippers vs. Suns NBA expert prediction, pick and odds for Tuesday, April 9 (Take the points with Los Angeles)
NBA betting preview, prediction and best bet for Clippers-Suns.
When it comes to the top games of the final week of the regular season, Clippers-Suns is near the top of the list as the two teams will meet in back-to-back days, starting Tuesday at Footprint Center in the desert.
Los Angeles, currently the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference, is trying to lock down home-court advantage in the first round of the NBA playoffs and has a two-game lead over the No. 5 Mavericks. The Suns are trying to avoid the play-in tournament and currently have the No. 6 seed in a tiebreaker over No. 7 New Orleans.
LA will be without leading scorer Kawhi Leonard, which helps inflate Phoenix to a modest favorite Tuesday night. Do the Suns pull away at home? Here’s the betting breakdown of the matchup with a best bet.
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Clippers vs. Suns odds, spread and total
Clippers vs. Suns how to watch
- Date: Tuesday, April 9
- Game time: 10 p.m. EST
- Venue: Footprint Center
- How to watch (TV): Bally Sports
- Clippers record: 50-28
- Suns record: 46-32
Clippers vs. Suns injury report
Los Angeles Clippers
- Kawhi Leonard (knee): out
- Joshua Primo (ankle): out
- Daniel Theis (thumb): questionable
Phoenix Suns
- Damion Lee (meniscus): out
- Jusuf Nurkic (ankle): sprain
Clippers vs. Suns key players to watch
Los Angeles Clippers
Paul George: George went nuclear in Sunday’s win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, finishing three assists shy of a triple-double with 39 points and 11 rebounds. In four April games, George is averaging 24.8 points per game and shooting 36% from 3-point range.
Phoenix Suns
Bradley Beal: Beal had his turn to go off in Phoenix’s star-studded lineup in Sunday’s loss to New Orleans, finishing with 33 points, his highest single-game total since Feb. 4. Over his last two games, Beal is shooting 19-of-28 from the field and has shot an absurd 72.2% from downtown in four April contests.
Clippers vs. Suns prediction and pick
The Clippers have the Western Conference’s top offense in net rating and have shown it off in a pair of matchups against the Suns so far this season. Phoenix has a respectable defense (No. 16 in scoring and No. 13 in net rating), but the Clippers have shot lights out in a pair of wins against the Suns.
In two tilts against Phoenix, Los Angeles has shot a combined 59% from the field (95-of-161) and 52.4% from 3-point range (33-of-63). Phoenix is No. 7 in opposing field goal percentage, but the Clippers should have enough firepower despite the loss of Leonard. In four games without Leonard in April, the Clippers have gone 3-1 and combined for 251 points over the last two games.
Los Angeles is just 4-8 ATS as a road underdog, though Phoenix hasn’t been great for backers inside Footprint Center (16-23-1 ATS this season) and the Suns are 16-26-1 ATS (the second-worst mark in the NBA) with equal rest on the year. Take the points with LA.
Game odds update periodically and are subject to change.