Los Angeles Clippers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 11/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Friday, November 8, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Golden 1 Center is the location where the Sacramento Kings (5-3) will meet the Los Angeles Clippers (4-4) on Friday.

The Clippers faced off with the 76ers and walked away with a win by a score of 110-9 in their last game. Los Angeles finished with a 56.9% field goal percentage (41 out of 72) and converted 12 of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Clippers made 16 of 19 tries for a percentage of 84.2%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 27 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 20 turnovers and getting 12 steals. When talking about defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 54.8% from the field on 40 of 73 shooting. Philadelphia doled out 19 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Philadelphia grabbed 32 boards (10 offensive, 22 defensive) and got 1 block. Philadelphia ended up going 57.9% at the free throw line by burying 11 of their 19 tries. They also made 7 of 25 attempts from long range. With respect to fouls, the Clippers walked away with 16 while the 76ers totaled 22 fouls.

Norman Powell is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. Powell walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the field and also recorded 6 dimes. He was on the court for 35 minutes played and pulled down 1 rebound. He ended up with 26 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 4-4 on the campaign. They have an average of 109.1 points per outing (24th in the league) while going 47.1% from the field. The Clippers are shooting 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (97 of 265) and 73.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling down 45.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 212 assists on the campaign, which is 16th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 17.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 21.1 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Clippers are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 5th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 178 conceded for the year. The Clippers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.0% (308 of 670) and they concede 41.3 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 37.2% on 3-pointers and they are 4th in the league in opponents PPG (107.8).

The last time they took the court, the Kings walked away with a victory by a final of 122-107 against the Raptors. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Sacramento permitted Toronto to pull down 34 overall (8 on the offensive side). They finished 29.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 10 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). The Kings allowed the Raptors to make 43 of 88 tries from the floor which had them shooting 48.9% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Kings went 42 for 90 from the field which had them at 46.7%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Sacramento knocked down 10 of 35 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 28 of the free throw tries for a clip of 87.5%. The Raptors had 23 personal fouls in this contest which got the Kings to the free throw line for 32 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Kings were able to collect 32 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in the matchup.

DeMar DeRozan was important for the Kings in this matchup. DeRozan recorded 27 points in his 35 minutes on the court and totaled 3 dimes in this game. He knocked down 11 of 21 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 52.4%, and earned 2 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 5-3 on the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Kings are hitting on 48.4% from the field, which ranks 4th in basketball. Sacramento has accumulated 950 pts on the season (118.8 per contest) and they pull in 43.1 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.3 times per game (18th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 13.4 times per contest. The Kings commit 20.9 fouls every game and they shoot 84.1% from the free throw line.

The Sacramento defense surrenders 36.3% on 3-point attempts (113 of 311) and their opponents are connecting on 78.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 25.9 dimes and 41.4 boards per game, which is 17th and 5th in the NBA. The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 16th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 113.1. They are able to force 15.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (13th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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