Clippers vs Warriors Prediction, Projected Score & Pick
LA Clippers at Golden State Warriors · Sun, Nov 1, 2026
HoopVantage's Nov 1, 2026 prediction: Golden State Warriors over the Clippers by 1.0 points, a 54% win probability, with a projected final of Clippers 113, Warriors 114 (total 226.5).
The model projects Golden State Warriors to win by 1.0 points (54% win probability), projected score GSW 114, LAC 113, total 226.5 (80% range 203–250). The largest driver is player box-score production (2.0 points toward GSW).
Matchup
LA Clippers rank 23 of 30 in the HoopVantage power rating (−2.7 points against an average opponent, about 35 projected wins in 2026-27); Golden State Warriors rank 22 (−2.7, about 33 wins). On a neutral floor that gap is worth 0.0 points to Golden State Warriors; home court, rest, travel and the projected rotations move it to the 1.0-point margin above. A 54% win probability means Golden State Warriors should win about 5 of 10 games like this one, so the other side winning is a normal outcome, not an upset of the model.
What drives the projection
- Home court: +0.6 (GSW margin)
- Player box-score production: +2.0 (GSW margin)
- Player on-court impact: −1.1 (GSW margin)
- Team efficiency (opponent-adjusted): −0.9 (GSW margin)
- Rest, travel & altitude: +0.4 (GSW margin)
Rest and travel
LAC: 1 day(s) of rest, 1,580 miles of travel. GSW: 1 day(s) of rest.
Projected minutes
LAC: Darius Garland 30, Kris Dunn 30, Rui Hachimura 29, Derrick Jones Jr. 27, Brook Lopez 26, Keaton Wagler 24, Isaiah Jackson 20, Kobe Sanders 18, Gradey Dick 14.
GSW: Yaxel Lendeborg 31, Gui Santos 23, De'Anthony Melton 22, Brandin Podziemski 20, Georges Niang 19, Brandon Williams 17, Will Richard 17, Draymond Green 17, Stephen Curry 16.
Four factors
| LAC (2025-26) | GSW (2025-26) | |
|---|---|---|
| ORtg | 114.5 | 112 |
| DRtg | 113.3 | 112.6 |
| Pace | 98.9 | 101.7 |
| eFG% | 55.9% | 54.9% |
| TOV% | 14.2% | 15.3% |
| ORB% | 23.7% | 25.8% |
| FT rate | 0.295 | 0.238 |
| Opp eFG% | 54.5% | 55.3% |
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