Warriors vs. Clippers betting: NBA preview for Jan. 5

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James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers (12-22) are 3-point underdogs against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors (19-17) Monday, January 5, 2026 at Intuit Dome. The game starts at 10 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCS-BA. The matchup has an over/under set at 223 points.

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Warriors Cover -3 vs Clippers -108

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Warriors vs. Clippers betting lines

  • Warriors odds to win: -145
  • Clippers odds to win: +121
  • Spread: Warriors (-3)
  • Total: 223

Warriors Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Golden State is 8-12 in road contests with an 8-12 record against the spread on the road.
  • This season, Golden State is 2-5 ATS in road games as 3-point favorites or more.
  • The Warriors have hit the over in 12 of their 20 road games this year with a set over/under (60%).
  • Recent history hints at an edge to Golden State to beat the total. This year its road games averaged a total of 229.4 points per contest.

Warriors Recent Trends

  • The Warriors have a 6-4 record straight-up in their past 10 contests, while covering the spread three times in those games.
  • The Warriors and their opponents have combined to hit the over in six of those 10 games.
  • The Warriors’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 231.5 points scored. That’s 8.5 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over the past 10 games, the Warriors are scoring 3.8 points more per game compared to their season average.

Warriors Betting Records

  • The Warriors have won 15 of the 25 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (60%).
  • Golden State has gone 12-8 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -145 or shorter (winning 60%).
  • The Warriors have an implied moneyline win probability of 59.2% in this matchup.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.5 (26th in NBA) 46.8 (14th) 43.6 (19th) 44.8 (19th) 28.0 (eighth) 15.6 (29th)

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Clippers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Clippers games have gone over the set point total eight times at home this season.
  • The Clippers are 8-9 in home contests and have covered the spread six times at home.
  • The Clippers have a 3-8 record ATS at home this season as 3-point underdogs or more.
  • The Clippers and their opponents have averaged a total of 224.1 points per home contest this season, 1.1 points greater than this game’s projected total.

Clippers Recent Trends

  • The Clippers have a 6-4 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
  • Clippers’ past 10 outings saw five go over the total.
  • The Clippers’ last 10 outings have ended with an average of 224.0 points scored. That’s 1.0 more point than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Clippers have a 114.3 points-per-game average, 1.9 points above their season-long scoring average.

Clippers Betting Records

  • Los Angeles has entered the game as underdogs 16 times this season and won four, or 25%, of those games.
  • The Clippers have a record of 2-11, a 15.4% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +121 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 45.2% chance of a victory for the Clippers.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.3 (13th in NBA) 47.4 (19th) 40.4 (29th) 42.3 (ninth) 23.6 (30th) 14.1 (15th)
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