Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 11/22/24

Sacramento might be just 2-2 SU in their last 4 games, but the two losses vs Atlanta and Minnesota were by just 1 and 4 points. There is optimism that DeMar DeRozan will be back ahead of tonight game against his hometown team the Clippers, that’ll be a major boost for the Kings’ offense. Without DeRozan it has been pretty much the De’Aaron Fox show over the past few games. The point guard is averaging 45.7 points per game in his last 3 outings, I think the Kings are better off when he is a distributor of the ball rather than a 40+ point per game scorer. Sacramento is a 2.5 point underdog here, which does sound tempting for a team that’s gone 4-2 ATS in their last 6 away from home.

It looks like the Clippers have finally settled into their brand new arena as they’ve now won 3 games in a row. Their latest victim were the Orlando Magic and for the 2nd consecutive game an opponent failed to crack the 100 point mark vs LA. The play of center Ivica Zubac has been a particular highlight, especially on the defensive end where he’s on a streak of 4 straight games with double digit boards. I’m curious to see how this Clippers defense holds up against the 6th best ranked offense in the NBA.

I feel like the Kings match-up pretty well vs LA here. Fox should have his way against Harden who isn’t really a lockdown defender these days. DeRozan has the height advantage over Norman Powell and Domantas Sabonis is just as good, if not better than Zubac in the rebounding department. I’ll be backing the road team here.

Kings -2.5 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.