Who’s Playing
Los Angeles Clippers @ Sacramento Kings
Current Records: Los Angeles 4-4, Sacramento 5-3
How To Watch
- When: Friday, November 8, 2024 at 10 p.m. ET
- Where: Golden 1 Center — Sacramento, California
- TV: FanDuel SN – SoCal
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: Catch select NBA matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $45.00
What to Know
The Clippers have enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Sacramento Kings at 10:00 p.m. ET on Friday at Golden 1 Center. The Clippers’ defense has only allowed 107.8 points per game this season, so the Kings’ offense will have their work cut out for them.
The Clippers are headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week’s over/under low at 215.5, but even that wound up being too high. They walked away with a 110-98 victory over the 76ers on Wednesday. That 12 point margin sets a new team best for Los Angeles this season.
Norman Powell was the offensive standout of the match as he went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points plus six assists. What’s more, he also posted a 75% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he’s posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, the Kings didn’t have too much trouble with the Raptors on Wednesday as they won 122-107. With that win, Sacramento brought their scoring average up to 118.8 points per game.
Domantas Sabonis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a triple-double on 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists. The Kings are 4-1 when Sabonis posts eight or more assists, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Keegan Murray, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds.
The Kings smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
The victory got Los Angeles back to even at 4-4. As for Sacramento, they have been performing well recently as they’ve won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
The Clippers are hoping to beat the odds on Friday, as the experts think they’re headed for a loss.
The Clippers ended up a good deal behind the Kings when the teams last played back in April, losing 109-95. Can the Clippers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
Sacramento is a solid 6.5-point favorite against Los Angeles, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Kings as a 5.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 223 points.
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Series History
Sacramento and Los Angeles both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- Apr 02, 2024 – Sacramento 109 vs. Los Angeles 95
- Feb 25, 2024 – Sacramento 123 vs. Los Angeles 107
- Dec 12, 2023 – Los Angeles 119 vs. Sacramento 99
- Nov 29, 2023 – Los Angeles 131 vs. Sacramento 117
- Mar 03, 2023 – Sacramento 128 vs. Los Angeles 127
- Feb 24, 2023 – Sacramento 176 vs. Los Angeles 175
- Dec 03, 2022 – Sacramento 123 vs. Los Angeles 96
- Oct 22, 2022 – Los Angeles 111 vs. Sacramento 109
- Apr 09, 2022 – Los Angeles 117 vs. Sacramento 98
- Dec 22, 2021 – Los Angeles 105 vs. Sacramento 89