Phoenix Suns (1-0) vs. LA Clippers (0-1)
October 24, 2025 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: LA Clippers -10; Over/Under: 224.5
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The Phoenix Suns travel to the Intuit Dome to battle the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. Here’s a Clippers vs Suns Prediction. This article will include a Clippers vs Suns Pick.
Phoenix Suns Betting Preview
The Phoenix Suns will be aiming for a second straight win to kick off their season after taking down the Kings in a thrilling 120-116 home win on Wednesday night. Devin Booker led the team with 31 points on 10 of 19 shooting, Dillon Brooks added 22 points with four rebounds and three assists while Grayson Allen chipped in with 18 points and seven assists on six of 12 shooting.
As a team, the Suns shot 47 percent from the field and 10 of 34 from the 3-point line as they got off to a terrible start and looked to be in deep trouble when they fell behind by 20 points early. But they must have had a good halftime talk because they dominated the second half by 66-45 to pull off the incredible comeback victory in front of their home fans.
Clippers vs Suns Prediction
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Clippers will be hoping for a much better effort after they got embarrassed by the young Jazz in a horrible 129-108 road defeat on Wednesday night. Ivica Zubac led the team with 19 points, seven rebounds and three assists, James Harden tallied 15 points with 11 assists, Brook Lopez added 15 points off the bench for his new team while John Collins chipped in with 14 points.
As a team, the Clippers shot 44 percent from the field and 14 of 45 from the 3-point line, but they didn’t start the game with any level of urgency and quickly found themselves trailing by as many as 37 points at one stage. The Clippers’ star players were the most disappointing, with Kawhi Leonard finishing with just 10 points on three of nine shooting while Bradley Beal scored just five points in 20 minutes of action.
Why the Los Angeles Clippers will win
- The Suns have lost each of their last eight road games.
- The favorites have won each of the Suns’ last 12 games.
- The Clippers have covered the spread in each of their last eight home games against the Suns following a road loss.
- The Suns have failed to cover the spread in 10 of their last 11 night games.
Why the Phoenix Suns will win
- The Clippers have lost each of their last four games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents following a loss.
- The Suns have won seven of their last eight road games against the Clippers.
- The Clippers have failed to cover the spread in each of their last seven night games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Suns have covered the spread in each of their last five games against teams that held a losing record.
Total Points Facts
- Seven of the Suns’ last eight road openers have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Each of the Clippers’ last four games have gone OVER the total points line.
Los Angeles Clippers Player Facts
- Kawhi Leonard ranks T1st amongst qualified players for FT% (100.0%) this season.
- James Harden has recorded 9+ assists in two consecutive appearances – equal-longest active streak of any player in the league.
Phoenix Suns Player Facts
- Dillon Brooks ranks T1st amongst qualified players for FT% (100.0%) this season.
- Grayson Allen ranks T1st amongst qualified players for FT% (100.0%) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Clippers rank 30th in the league for opponent assists per game this season (38.0).
- The Clippers rank 30th in the league for Q1 opponent points per game this season (43.0).
- The Suns rank 1st in the league for offensive rebounds per game this season (18.0).
- The Suns rank 1st in the league for opponent free throw percentage this season (56.5%).
Clippers vs Suns Prediction
The Suns are still shorthanded with Jalen Green out with a hamstring injury, while the Clippers are still missing Jordan Miller. The Suns were looking down the barrel of a massive defeat on Wednesday before they ran down a 20-point deficit to take down the Kings at home. In contrast, the Clippers didn’t play with any intensity in their season opener and got flat out embarrassed by a young Jazz squad full of rookies.
Surely, we are going to see a different level of effort from the Clippers in their first home game of the season, but I still don’t see how they should be double-digit favorites. Give me the Suns to hang around and keep this one relatively close in the end.
