The Los Angeles Clippers invade the Golden 1 Center to do battle with the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.
The Los Angeles Clippers have been in a rut lately as they’ve lost six of their past nine games, but they will be eager to build some momentum after snapping a three-game skid with a 119-115 win over the Lakers last night. Marcus Morris drained six 3-pointers to lead the team with 21 points, Paul George added 19 points with eight rebounds and nine assists, Luke Kennard added 19 points off the bench while Reggie Jackson chipped in with 16 points and eight assists. As a team, the Clippers shot 50 percent from the field and 16 of 35 from the 3-point line as they got off to a quick start and led by as many as 12 points in the third quarter, before holding off a late rally from the Lakers to escape with the narrow win.
Meanwhile, the Sacramento Kings have been struggling during a tough stretch in their schedule as they’ve lost six of their past nine games, but they will be looking to stay hot after taking down the Clippers in a 124-115 road win on Wednesday. De’Aaron Fox led the team with 24 pints and five assists, Terence Davis added 23 points on nine of 14 shooting while Davion Mitchell provided the spark off the bench with 20 points on seven of 10 shooting. As a team, the Kings shot 52 percent from the field and 15 of 38 from the 3-point line as they jumped all over the Clippers with 62 points in the first half, before exploding for 37 points in the third quarter to build a 25-point lead.
Looking at the betting trends, the Clippers are 0-4 ATS in their last four games playing on zero days’ rest, 0-4 ATS in their last four games against a team with a losing record and 0-5 ATS in their last five games overall. The Kings are 1-6 ATS in their last seven home games and 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games overall.
Head to head, the over is 11-5 in the last 16 meetings in Sacramento, the Clippers are 10-4 ATS in the last 14 meetings overall and the Clippers are 5-0 ATS in the last five meetings in Sacramento.
The Clippers were able to snap out of their funk with a much-needed win over the Lakers last night, but now they will be out for revenge against a Kings team who beat them by 124-115 back on Wednesday. The Kings have the advantage of extra rest as they haven’t played since that game but they are just 1-6 ATS in their last seven home games. This is a tough one to pick, but the Clippers are 0-4 ATS in their last four games playing on zero days’ rest and I think that trend continues here as the Kings get the win.