dailyloe.com – The Golden State Warriors face the Los Angeles Clippers in an NBA game on Sunday, April 12, 2026. Predictions for the contest focus on a specific player prop bet. The analysis suggests the Clippers have little incentive to play their stars heavily. This is due to their likely playoff positioning.
The Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Portland Trail Blazers twice in the prior two weeks. Those losses knocked the Clippers into the No. 9 seed. They now need Portland to lose to the Sacramento Kings today. This is to have hope of escaping the single-elimination Play-In Tournament.
Portland has an obvious incentive to win its game. Sacramento also wants to lose to boost its tanking efforts. The Kings are tied with Utah for the fourth-worst NBA record. This scenario lessens any Clippers incentive to show anything notable tonight.
Do not be surprised if Los Angeles benches its main contributors. This could happen as Portland pulls away against Sacramento. The Clippers are a 17-point favorite in that other game. The Warriors versus Clippers game is seen as a prelude.
It is a prelude to a likely single-elimination Play-In game this week. That upcoming game would be against Stephen Curry and the Warriors. Knowing that is coming lessens incentive for Los Angeles today. Kawhi Leonard’s points prop is a key focus.
The best bet is identified as Kawhi Leonard Under 28.5 points. The odds for this bet are listed at -115. This prop jumped to 28.5 from 26.5 before sunrise on the West Coast. That jump only emboldens the belief in the under.
Leonard has fallen short of this prop in six of his last seven games. Fewer minutes or intentionally less aggression tonight should assure that. It would become seven of eight games to close the season. The Warriors have nothing tangible to play for tonight.
However, Golden State needs to keep playing Stephen Curry back into a rhythm. Curry missed two full months of the season. Every minute he gets on the court now helps the team. It aids Golden State’s slim Play-In Tournament chances.
Curry playing nearly 30 minutes tonight could be enough. This is against an ambivalent Clippers team. It should be enough to notch a win for the Warriors. A same-game parlay is suggested alongside the Leonard under bet.[]
Source: Yahoo Sports
