Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 12/12/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+5)

The Los Angeles Clippers (11-10) will take on the Sacramento Kings (12-8) at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday. Sacramento is 5-point underdogs. The over/under has been set at 229.5.

The Kings played the Suns and went home with a win by a final score of 114-106 in their last contest. Sacramento walked away from the game with a 45.7% field goal percentage (42 out of 92) and made 14 out of their 39 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Kings knocked down 16 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 50 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 25 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of defense, Sacramento allowed their opponent to shoot 48.2% from the field on 40 out of 83 shooting. Phoenix dished out 26 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. On top of that, Phoenix pulled down 40 boards (8 offensive, 32 defensive), but finished the game with no blocks. Phoenix finished 65.2% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of 23 tries. They also converted 11 of 32 shots from three-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Kings walked away with 22 and the Suns finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is a player who was a contributor in the game. He notched 34 points on 11 of 24 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and also snagged 4 boards. Fox went 45.8% from the floor and recorded 7 dimes.

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Sacramento comes into this matchup with a mark of 12-8 for the year. They are turning it over 13.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Sacramento is pulling in 44.0 boards per game and has accumulated 545 assists on the season, which is 17th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are hitting 35.4% on shots from downtown (294 of 830) and 74.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 116.4 points per outing (9th in basketball) while going 46.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Kings have forced 14.1 turnovers per game and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 15th in the league in giving up assists with 551 relinquished so far this season. The Kings are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 49.1% (861 of 1,753) and they concede 43.8 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 37.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 21st in the league in points per game from their opponents (116.7).

The last time they took the court, the Clippers took home the win by a final score of 117-103 against the Jazz. Regarding cleaning the glass, Los Angeles permitted Utah to get 40 in total (8 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 29.0% from distance by going 9 out of 31 and ended up going 18 of 24 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Clippers permitted the Jazz to make 38 out of 84 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Clippers shot 43 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.9%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Los Angeles converted 15 of 34 attempts (44.1%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.2%. The Jazz were called for 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. The Clippers snagged 29 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for this contest.

Kawhi Leonard pitched in for the Clippers in this game. He converted 14 out of 23 for the game giving him a rate of 60.9%, and added 5 rebounds. Leonard accumulated 41 points in his 38 mins on the court and earned 5 dimes for the matchup.

Los Angeles has a mark of 11-10 on the campaign. The Clippers are committing 20.4 fouls per contest while shooting 77.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.7 times per contest (26th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 13.4 times per game. Los Angeles has accounted for 2,374 pts for the year (113.0 per game) and they pull in 44.5 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Clippers are shooting 47.0% from the floor, which ranks them 18th in the league.

The Clippers on defense are ranked 5th in the league in PPG surrendered with 109.0. They are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (6th in basketball). The Los Angeles defense gives up 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (248 of 722) and opponents are converting on 77.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 25.2 dimes and 44.2 rebounds every game, which is 13th and 18th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (+5)

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