LA Clippers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, Bet Builder Tips & Odds | NBA, 29 Apr 2025

Clippers Look the Smart Pick on the Spread

No. 5 LA Clippers (50-32, 20-21 Away) clash with No. 4 Denver Nuggets (50-32, 26-15 at Home) in this NBA Playoffs first round game at Ball Arena, with the series being tied 2-2.

Don’t miss out on the chance to side with the Clippers at -2 on the spread. On the face of it, this seems a more than generous betting line and -108 can be backed against the Nuggets.

Nuggets Beat Clippers in Pair’s Previous Clash

LA Clippers and Denver Nuggets met on Saturday night, with the Nuggets registering a 101-99 victory at Intuit Dome.

Nikola Jokic registered 36 points and 21 rebounds for the Nuggets, while Christian Braun had 17 points and Michael Porter Jr. 17. Kawhi Leonard managed 24 points for the Clippers, Norman Powell scored 22, with Ivica Zubac recording 19 points and 12 rebounds.

The previous 10 games featuring these teams have resulted in six Clippers victories.

NBA Reg. Season	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

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The Clippers have 8 wins and 2 losses in the past 10 games. They are averaging 116.1 points, 43.2 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.9 blocks while shooting 51.0% from the field and 77.4% from the free-throw line. The opposition have averaged 104.6 points and 39.8 rebounds per contest.

James Harden is averaging 24.3 points, 9.9 assists and 2.9 (42.0%) 3-pointers made, while Ivica Zubac averages 12.8 rebounds.

The Nuggets have won 5 and lost 5 of their previous 10 contests. Averaging 109.5 points, 46.7 rebounds, 27.0 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field and 75.2% from the free-throw line. Their opponents average 112.3 points and 42.2 rebounds.

Nikola Jokic is averaging 25.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, 9.6 assists and 2.1 (44.7%) 3-pointers made.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

LA Clippers lineup: James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Kris Dunn, Norman Powell, Ivica Zubac.

Denver Nuggets lineup: Christian Braun, Michael Porter Jr., Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon.

Expert NBA Analysis

In order to come up with the best basketball predictions, we like to know the team news and study the latest form. There are also plenty of numbers to crunch from the available NBA stats.

Key Clippers vs Nuggets stats:

• The -2 line has been covered by Clippers in 15 of their last 20 games.
• The -2 line has been covered by Clippers in 7 of their last 10 games.
• The +2 line hasn’t been covered by Nuggets in 3 of their last 5 games at home.
• The -2 line has been covered by Clippers in 6 of their last 10 games against Nuggets.

Clippers vs Nuggets Prediction

We are confident that LA Clippers will cover the spread in this NBA showdown. -2 seems a more than generous line and you can get -108 that they will win by a bigger margin.

Buying and selling points with a sportsbook gives you the opportunity to choose different lines. The former will mean shorter odds, while a sell leads to a bigger potential return.

Clippers -2 Probability

The sportsbooks make it a 51.8% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be closer to 60%. This wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

Our Pick

Clippers -2 @ -108 Bet Now

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Player Props

Aaron Gordon Over 5.5 Rebounds +104

Aaron Gordon (Nuggets) has finished with Over 5.5 rebounds in 5 straight games. We’re going to take him on the Overs for Player Rebounds, with this line making appeal at odds of +104.

Latest Aaron Gordon Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 16.5

-108

Under 16.5

-125

Assists

Over 2.5

-135

Under 2.5

+102

Rebounds

Over 5.5

-103

Under 5.5

-130

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James Harden Over 21.5 Points -108

James Harden (Clippers) has scored an average of 26 points in the past 5 games on the road. On this basis, we are happy to back Overs at -108 when it comes to his Player Points, with the line making plenty of appeal.

Latest James Harden Player Prop Odds

Points

Over 20.5

-122

Under 20.5

-108

Assists

Over 9.5

-103

Under 9.5

-130

Rebounds

Over 5.5

+104

Under 5.5

-139

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Correct Score Prediction

Clippers 108 - 103 Nuggets

The Clippers to win by a 108-103 scoreline could be worth a chance. There’s a big potential return if you can land this bet on the money and it should provide some entertainment.

LA Clippers vs Denver Nuggets Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Predicting a Close Encounter

Denver Nuggets are +110 to win against LA Clippers who are priced at betting odds of -130. The sportsbooks award a 56% probability that the road team will be settled as a winning NBA bet.

The current spread is 2 and the total points line is 209.5. A wager on the Totals allows basketball bettors to use the latest data to good effect. If you’re wanting to back Over 209.5, the odds are -110.

Consider every angle when placing your basketball bets. The betting sites offer a huge selection of game lines and team props and it’s all about finding a wager which matches your prediction of the game.

Betting Lines & Odds

Moneyline

Clippers

-130

Nuggets

+110

Point Spread

Clippers -2

-106

Nuggets +2

-114

Total Points

Under 209.5

-110

Over 209.5

-110

Nikola Jokic Favorite to Get the Most Buckets

Nikola Jokic is the favorite to land the most baskets. You can get -118 that he scores Over 28.5 points or -114 that he goes Under.

Player Points

Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)

Over 28.5

-118

Under 28.5

-114

Kawhi Leonard (Clippers)

Over 25.5

-112

Under 25.5

-120

Jamal Murray (Nuggets)

Over 20.5

-123

Under 20.5

-108

James Harden (Clippers)

Over 20.5

-122

Under 20.5

-108

Ivica Zubac (Clippers)

Over 17.5

-118

Under 17.5

-114

Norman Powell (Clippers)

Over 16.5

-127

Under 16.5

-105

Aaron Gordon (Nuggets)

Over 16.5

-108

Under 16.5

-125

Michael Porter Jr (Nuggets)

Over 12.5

-127

Under 12.5

-105

Christian Braun (Nuggets)

Over 12.5

-103

Under 12.5

-130

Nicolas Batum (Clippers)

Over 5.5

-118

Under 5.5

-114

Kris Dunn (Clippers)

Over 5.5

-115

Under 5.5

-115

Derrick Jones (Clippers)

Over 5.5

-110

Under 5.5

-118

Bogdan Bogdanovic (Clippers)

Over 4.5

-112

Under 4.5

-115

Player Assists

Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)

Over 9.5

-118

Under 9.5

-114

James Harden (Clippers)

Over 9.5

-103

Under 9.5

-130

Jamal Murray (Nuggets)

Over 5.5

-108

Under 5.5

-123

Kawhi Leonard (Clippers)

Over 3.5

-143

Under 3.5

+110

Ivica Zubac (Clippers)

Over 3.5

+132

Under 3.5

-179

Aaron Gordon (Nuggets)

Over 2.5

-135

Under 2.5

+102

Christian Braun (Nuggets)

Over 2.5

+117

Under 2.5

-152

Norman Powell (Clippers)

Over 1.5

-154

Under 1.5

+115

Michael Porter Jr (Nuggets)

Over 1.5

-115

Under 1.5

-118

Kris Dunn (Clippers)

Over 1.5

+130

Under 1.5

-175

Bogdan Bogdanovic (Clippers)

Over 1.5

-132

Under 1.5

+102

Nicolas Batum (Clippers)

Over 0.5

-175

Under 0.5

+130

Derrick Jones (Clippers)

Over 0.5

+135

Under 0.5

-175

Player Rebounds

Nikola Jokic (Nuggets)

Over 12.5

-120

Under 12.5

-112

Ivica Zubac (Clippers)

Over 12.5

-105

Under 12.5

-127

Kawhi Leonard (Clippers)

Over 6.5

-105

Under 6.5

-127

Michael Porter Jr (Nuggets)

Over 6.5

-122

Under 6.5

-109

James Harden (Clippers)

Over 5.5

+104

Under 5.5

-139

Aaron Gordon (Nuggets)

Over 5.5

-103

Under 5.5

-130

Christian Braun (Nuggets)

Over 5.5

+122

Under 5.5

-159

Jamal Murray (Nuggets)

Over 4.5

+110

Under 4.5

-147

Norman Powell (Clippers)

Over 2.5

-105

Under 2.5

-123

Nicolas Batum (Clippers)

Over 2.5

-123

Under 2.5

-105

Kris Dunn (Clippers)

Over 2.5

-147

Under 2.5

+113

Derrick Jones (Clippers)

Over 2.5

+110

Under 2.5

-143

Bogdan Bogdanovic (Clippers)

Over 1.5

-123

Under 1.5

-105

Micro Betting

Instead of focusing on the overall outcome, some basketball bettors prefer to look at the micro betting lines. As the name suggests, it means placing short-term in-game wagers and this might include Next Field Goal, with the options being for a two-pointer or a three-pointer.

Last 5 & H2H

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Team News

Injuries & Suspensions

Starting Lineups

Denver Nuggets Confirmed Lineup

0 Christian Braun

1 Michael Porter Jr.

15 Nikola Jokic

27 Jamal Murray

32 Aaron Gordon

LA Clippers Confirmed Lineup

1 James Harden

2 Kawhi Leonard

8 Kris Dunn

24 Norman Powell

40 Ivica Zubac

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Division Conference League

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Celtics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Mavericks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Nuggets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pistons	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Warriors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Rockets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pacers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Clippers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Lakers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Heat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Bucks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Timberwolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Pelicans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Knicks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Thunder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
76ers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Suns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Trail Blazers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Spurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Raptors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-
Wizards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-	-

• W = Wins
• L = Losses
• PCT = Winning Percentage
• PPG = Points Per Game
• OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
• DIFF = Average Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Road = Away Record
• Div = Division Record
• Conf = Conference Record
• Last 10 = Record last 10 games
• Strk = Current Streak

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