Denver Nuggets – LA Clippers Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 19.04.2025
It is a highly anticipated series opener between the Denver Nuggets and LA Clippers as they square off this Saturday at Ball Arena. Who takes the all important Game 1?
The Denver Nuggets and LA Clippers meet on 19.04.2025, in what will be their 5th meeting of the year so far. The game will be played at Ball Arena (Denver) with the home team Nuggets being favored to win.
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Denver Nuggets |
Sat, 19.04.2025, 19:00 |
LA Clippers |
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2 |
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8/11 |
13/1 |
23/20 |
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Expert Tip |
DEN Nuggets -2.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
Denver Nuggets vs LA Clippers: Current situation
After a turbulent ending to the season where they fired their head coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth with under 10 days left, the Nuggets return with high ambitions to the postseason. Last year they were eliminated in the West semis by Minnesota, however this time around Nikola Jokic and co. are hoping to go back to the NBA Finals for the first time since winning the title in 2023.
The Clippers also have high aspirations coming into the postseason and for the first time in a while they have no injury concerns going into Game 1 of the Playoffs. James Harden has put together another stellar year, Kawhi Leonard is reminding us all that he still has a lot left in the tank and Ivica Zubac is enjoying arguably his best year since turning pro. The Clippers might very well be the dark horse of this postseason.
Denver Nuggets Stats & Form
In their final game of the regular season the Nuggets took care of business by beating the Houston Rockets 126-111, thanks to a balanced attack led by Michael Porter Jr. who finished with 19 points and 7 rebounds. All 5 starters scored in double figures and the game was never really in doubt as the Rockets had already secured the number 2 seed.
LA Clippers Stats & Form
LA had to do it the hard way as they went through the play-in tournament to secure the 6th seed. Earlier in the week they took down the Golden State Warriors 124-119 in OT, overcoming 30+ point nights from Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry. James Harden was the high point man with 39 points and 10 assists, while Ivica Zubac added 22 and 17 rebounds. Kawhi Leonard also dropped 33 for a Clippers team that got only 8 points from their bench.
Denver Nuggets vs LA Clippers: Head-to-Head
After the Clippers won the first 2 games of the regular season series, the Nuggets responded with back-to-back wins by double-digits. Denver has been the more successful opponent in this match-up winning 13 of 18 games, they’re also 7-1 SU in 8 games at Ball Arena against LA. It’s also worth pointing out that only 3 of the last 10 meetings went over the total.
Denver Nuggets – LA Clippers Odds
Odds of 8/11 are available for a Nuggets home win in Game 1, while if you fancy the Clippers to pull off the upset you can get odds of 23/20.
The point total has been set at 224.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Denver Nuggets vs LA Clippers Betting Tip | Odds |
| Denver Nuggets -2.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 224.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| LA Clippers +2.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Denver Nuggets vs LA Clippers (19.04.2025)
Setting the tone in the series opener might very well dictate in which direction this series goes. Everyone is expecting a long battle between two evenly matched opponents, this series has the potential to be the most exciting one of the opening round of this postseason. The battle down low between Nikola Jokic and Ivica Zubac will be an intriguing one, however the edge surely goes to the 3-time MVP who is looking to lead his team to the promise land after doing so just 2 years ago. Zubac has held his ground against the Joker though, holding him to the lowest field goal percentage out of all the defenders he has faced this season. James Harden is another player who could make all the difference here. In previous years we saw him struggle in crunch time of big games, so until he proves that was just a one off we are going to continue doubting him. The x-factor for the series could be the injury to Jamal Murray – the Nuggets shooting guard has struggled a lot with his hamstring which has caused him to miss a number of games towards the last two months of the season. It goes without saying that without a healthy Murray the Nuggets are a vastly different team. The edge in coaching goes to the Clippers, after all Denver is currently relying on an interim coach which isn’t ideal if you want to make a deep run in the postseason. All in all, Game 1 should be a fun match-up, but we are giving a slight edge to the home team to go up 1-0. Back the Nuggets.
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Expert Tip |
DEN Nuggets -2.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app
- Odds are announced early
- Match predictions are reliable
- Neat and functional mobile app