Bettors will be looking to hit pay dirt on Thursday when the Kings try to run the Clippers off the court at Power Balance Pavilion in pro hoops action.

This season the Kings are 19-35 overall and 26-28 ATS against the number, while the Clippers are 32-22 and 27-26-1 ATS. As for the totals, Sacramento is 28-25-1 on the OU, and Los Angeles is 25-28-1.



View LA Clippers vs Sacramento Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Kings in this one will find them as 2.5-point underdogs, while the total was sitting at 999.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
According to new Power Rankings at Odds Shark, it's the No. 22-rated Kings and the No. 15-rated Clippers in this matchup. Predictive computer formulas point to a 101-93 win for the Clippers on Thursday.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Sacramento's No. 8-ranked offense (98.7 PPG) against a Clippers defense that ranks No. 14 at 95.1 PPG. The Kings have averaged 43.2% from the field per game, less than the Clippers have managed so far this season (45.2% on average).

Defensively, the Clippers feature the league's No. 13-rated defense on the road, allowing 96.5 points per game. Sacramento, meanwhile, comes in at No. 4 in the league in scoring at home.

Last time out for Los Angeles, they were a 113-108 loser as they battled the Lakers at home. The Clippers failed to cover in the match as a 3-point favorite, while 221 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Clippers wasted a 28-point performance from Caron Butler as Los Angeles ran past them 113-108 on Wednesday at STAPLES Center.

The Kings were a 109-100 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Suns. They failed to cover the 3-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (209) made winners of UNDER bettors. DeMarcus Cousins chucked in 41 points for Sacramento on Tuesday, but they still came up short in losing 109-100 at Power Balance Pavilion.


Los Angeles Clippers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Sacramento are 3-7
After playing LA Lakers are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Sacramento Kings Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing LA Clippers are 2-8
After playing Phoenix are 0-10
After a loss are 4-6

A few Clippers at Kings trends to consider:
LA Clippers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the LA Clippers last 6 games on the road
LA Clippers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of the LA Clippers last 12 games when playing Sacramento
Sacramento is 21-4 SU in their last 25 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Sacramento's last 12 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Sacramento's last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Sacramento's last 17 games


Next up:
LA Clippers home to Sacramento, Saturday, April 7
Sacramento at LA Clippers, Saturday, April 7