Los Angeles Clippers vs Brooklyn Nets: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 2/21/2021

Odds are against Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets (19-12), who are a 6.5-point underdog when they take the court against Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers (22-9) on February 21, 2021. The matchup's point total is 235.5.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: ESPN

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Clippers vs. Nets Betting Data

Clippers Betting Data

• Los Angeles has an 18-13 record against the spread this season.
• The Clippers have fared well as a 6.5-point favorite, going 10-7 against the spread when favored by at least 6.5 points.
• Los Angeles routinely hits the over, topping the point total in 19 of 31 games (61.3%).

Nets Betting Data

• Brooklyn has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 15-16.
• The Nets are 3-7 against the spread when at least 6.5-point underdogs.
• Brooklyn hit the over in 71% of its games (22 of 31 games).

Point Total Insights

• Los Angeles' games this season have gone over the point total for Sunday's matchup over/under (235.5 points) in 19.4% of opportunities (six out of 31 matchups).
• 17 Brooklyn games this year (54.8% of its matchups) ended with a final score higher than Sunday's point total of 235.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 236.8 points per game, 1.3 points more than the point total of 235.5 for this game.
• These two teams give up a combined 226 points per game, 9.5 points less than this contest's over/under.
• This season the average total for Clippers games is 224.1 points, 11.4 fewer than the over/under of 235.5 points for this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 3.0 points fewer than the average over/under in Nets' games this season (238.5 points).

Previous Matchups

Los Angeles has a 7-3 record against Brooklyn over the last 10 matchups, while the Nets hold a 2-0 advantage against the spread when matched up with the Clippers.

Clippers Players to Watch

• The Clippers scoring leader is Leonard, who averages 26.8 per contest to go with 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists.
• Los Angeles' leading rebounder is Ivica Zubac averaging 6.7 boards per game and its best passer is Paul George and his 5.4 assists per game.
• George makes more threes per game than any other member of the Clippers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.6 per contest.
• Leonard and Serge Ibaka lead Los Angeles on the defensive end, with Leonard leading the team in steals averaging 1.7 per game and Ibaka in blocks averaging 1.2 per contest.

Nets Players to Watch

• The Nets' leader in scoring and rebounding is Durant with 29.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
• Brooklyn's assist leader is James Harden with 11.3 per game. He also scores 24.4 points per game and grabs 7.2 rebounds per game.
• Joe Harris is the most prolific from the three-point line for the Nets, hitting 3.4 threes per game.
• Harden (1.1 steals per game) is the steal leader for Brooklyn while Durant (1.4 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Clippers: None

Nets:

Kevin Durant: Out (Hamstring),

Spencer Dinwiddie: Out For Season (ACL),

Tyler Johnson: Day To Day (Left Adductor),

Nicolas Claxton: Day To Day (Knee),

Iman Shumpert: Out (Left Hamstring)