The Los Angeles Clippers, who are 7-9 overall on the season, will face the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 (10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM ET). The Kings, who have the much better record at 10-6, are small underdogs in the game at +1.5 (bet365). Sacramento did play a tough game just last night and might be a little worse for wear. My Clippers vs Kings prediction is that this game will hit the UNDER for total points.
Los Angeles vs Sacramento Prediction: Latest NBA Headlines
NBA bettors would be wise to note the effects that the in-season tournament might have on those who do well in it. The Sacramento Kings are among those that qualified for the quarterfinals. But since there is an extra incentive to win the Group Play games, you have to wonder to what extent teams are overextending themselves for these games relative to other regular-season games.
Last night the Kings had to work very hard to overcome a 17-point half-time deficit to the Golden State Warriors. Sacramento accomplished it but De'Aaron Fox played 40 minutes and Domantas Sabonis played 37. They could be tired for tonight's game against the Clippers and their usage might go down accordingly.
As for Sacramento's depth chart, it's just Keegan Murray and Alex Len expected to be out. This was already known prior to Wednesday. But Sacramento is a very tough team to back in this upcoming game because there might be some roster management affecting their top players.
Double-check for playing status updates with Sacramento (09:00 ET time of writing):: Team's Depth Chart
The Clippers last played on Monday, a game that they lost to the Denver Nuggets. LA was not able to take advantage of a game where Denver was without Nikola Jokic. The Clippers have a clear depth chart on the ESPN team's page heading into Wednesday. You would not expect to have any bad news on Wednesday because Tuesday was a day off for the team.
Double-check for playing status updates with Los Angeles (09:00 ET time of writing):: Team's Depth Chart
Clippers vs Kings Prediction: Betting Tips
The Clippers just played Denver without Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, the team's starting center and point guard respectively. Now LA prepares to face the Kings, who have a presumably tired point guard and a tired center for all of the minutes that Fox and Sabonis played last night.
I think bettors should expect a slow pace in this upcoming game. The OVER/UNDER for total points is set at 231.5 and the UNDER is -110 (bet365).
We've definitely seen LA play plenty of games where they have had fewer points than that. In fact, eight games running for the Clippers have had fewer than 231.5 points. For the Kings, you have to expect a deliberately slower-paced game and perhaps less potent scoring out of Fox. If Davion Mitchell ends up taking above-average minutes, then you'll be happy to have the UNDER with his 35.5% shooting percentage. My recommendation is to bet against the total points in this one and take UNDER 231.5.
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