NBA Best Bets: Clippers vs. Hawks Picks for January 4
Published 5:40 am Saturday, January 4, 2025
The Los Angeles Clippers (19-15) are favored by 6.5 points against the Atlanta Hawks (18-17) on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET. The matchup airs on NBA TV, FDSSC, and FDSSE.
Our computer predictions in this article will assist you in choosing the best bets available for Saturday’s game.
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Clippers vs. Hawks Game Info
- When: Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET
- Where: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California
- TV: NBA TV, FDSSC, and FDSSE
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Clippers vs. Hawks Best Bets
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James Harden Over 20.5 PTS
- Saturday’s over/under for James Harden is 20.5 points. That’s 1.4 fewer than his season average of 21.9.
- So far this season, Harden is 12-for-35 at hitting the over on the total set for his points prop.
- The Clippers are the NBA’s 24th-ranked scoring team (108.5 points per game), while the Hawks are 27th defensively in terms of points conceded per game (119.4).
- When Los Angeles totals more than 119.4 points, its record is 5-1.
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Trae Young Over 22.5 PTS
- The 22.5-point over/under set for Trae Young on Saturday is 0.1 lower than his season scoring average of 22.6.
- Young has had a points prop in 35 games this season, and has gone over 17 times.
- Atlanta’s squad is currently the sixth-ranked scoring team in the NBA (117.5 points per game), while Los Angeles is fifth in points conceded (108 per game).
- When scoring more points than 108, Atlanta is 16-12.
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Pick ATS: Hawks (+ 6.5)
- Los Angeles is 20-14-0 against the spread this season.
- Atlanta is 15-20-0 against the spread this year.
- Against the spread as 6.5-point favorites or more, the Clippers are 5-1.
- The Hawks have an ATS record of 4-4 as 6.5-point underdogs or greater.
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Pick OU:
Under (227.5)
- The Clippers and their opponents have gone over 227.5 combined points in eight of 34 games this season.
- The Hawks have played 24 games this season that finished with a combined score higher than 227.5 points.
- The average point total in Los Angeles’ games this season is 219, 8.5 points fewer than this matchup’s over/under.
- The average over/under for Atlanta’s outings this season is 234.5, seven more points than this game’s total.
- The Clippers are the 20th-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Hawks have scored the fifth-most points.
- The Clippers are the NBA’s ninth-ranked scoring defense while the Hawks are the 30th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Clippers (-250)
- The Clippers have been favorites in 11 games this season and won 10 (90.9%) of those contests.
- The Hawks have been underdogs in 21 games this season and have come away with the win 11 times (52.4%) in those contests.
- Los Angeles has a record of 6-1 when it’s favored by -250 or more by bookmakers this season.
- This season, Atlanta has come away with a win four times in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +195 or worse on the moneyline.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 71.4% chance of a victory for the Clippers.
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