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After a win at home Thursday night to kick off the final stretch of the regular season, the Sacramento Kings (33-25) are on the road Friday night to face the Los Angeles Clippers (33-28). Tip-off is 10:30 p.m. ET at Crypto.com Arena. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Kings vs. Clippers odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Kings opened the post-All Star break by beating the Portland Trail Blazers 133-116 at home, covering the 10.5-point spread as home favorites while the 234.5 Over hit.
The Clippers are playing their 1st game since Feb. 16 when they beat the Phoenix Suns 116-107, covering the 1-point spread as road favorites. They have a 2-game winning streak and have won 4 of their last 6 games.
The Kings and Clippers have split the 2 games they have played against each other, the road team winning each time.
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Kings at Clippers odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:36 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kings +210 (bet $100 to win $210) | Clippers -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Kings +6.5 (-112) | Clippers -6.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 232.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Kings at Clippers key injuries
Kings
- F KZ Okpala (knee) questionable
Clippers
- C Ivica Zubac (calf) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Kings at Clippers picks and predictions
Prediction
Clippers 121, Kings 112
Moneyline
The Kings are 15-13 on the road and the Clippers are 15-13 at home. They both have beaten each other on each other’s home court this season.
Both teams have won 4 of their last 6 but the Kings are playing on the back end of a back-to-back while the Clippers have not played in 8 days. The Clippers are 5-3 with a rest advantage and the Kings are 5-4 with no rest.
I expect the home team to win but betting the Clippers on the moneyline doesn’t make sense with the line priced the way it is.
PASS unless you are including it as a leg of a parlay bet.
Against the spread
The Kings are 2-0 ATS against the Clippers this season. They are 31-26-1 ATS overall and 16-12 ATS on the road this season. The Clippers are 31-30 ATS overall and 13-15 ATS at home.
The Kings are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games after a win and in their last 4 games following one when they scored 125 or more.
The Clippers are 27-7-1 ATS in their last 35 games playing on at least 3 days rest.
BET CLIPPERS -6.5 (-108).
Over/Under
Six of the Kings’ last 7 games have had more than 232 total points. The Over is 4-1 in the Clippers’ last 5 games playing on 3 or more days rest.
BET OVER 232.5 (-112).
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