Sacramento Kings (32-25) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (33-28)
February 24, 2023 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Clippers -6.5; Over/Under: +231.5
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The Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Clippers do battle at the Crypto.com Arena on Friday night.
The Sacramento Kings have been in good form as they’ve won four of their last six games overall and they will be eager to stay hot after making light work of the Trail Blazers in a 133-116 win last night. De’Aaron Fox led the team with 31 points on 11 of 15 shooting, Terrence Davis added 20 points off the bench while Domantas Sabonis tallied a triple-double of 18 points with 18 rebounds and 10 assists. As a team, the Kings shot 54 percent from the field and 14 of 34 from the 3-point line as they dominated the second quarter by 37-20 to overcome an early deficit, before they finished with a flurry in the fourth quarter to make it a complete blowout.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Clippers have been in fine form as they’ve won four of their last six games and they will be gunning for a third straight victory after beating the Suns in a 116-107 road win last Thursday. Paul George and Terance Mann led the team with 26 points apiece, Kawhi Leonard added 16 points with nine assists and four steals while Ivica Zubac chipped in with 13 points and 12 rebounds. As a team, the Clippers shot 48 percent from the field and 11 of 34 from the 3-point line as they went back and forth with the Suns in a tightly contested first half, before they poured in 37 points in the third quarter to pull away and earn the statement victory at home.
Looking at the betting trends, the Kings are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games playing on zero days rest. The Clippers are 27-7-1 ATS in their last 35 games playing on three or more days rest and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games overall.
Head to head, the under is 5-0 in the last five meetings overall, the Kings are 5-2 ATS in the last seven meetings in Los Angeles and the Kings are 5-2 ATS in the last seven meetings overall.
The Kings are shorthanded again as KZ Okpala is still out, while the Clippers will again be missing Ivica Zubac. The Kings come into this meeting with plenty of momentum and they looked impressive in last night’s dominant win over the Trail Blazers, but the Clippers are in similar form and they should be well-rested as they haven’t seen the court since the All-Star break. You can make an argument for either side here, but I’ll stick with the Clippers to maintain their momentum with another win and cover at home in this spot.
