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Sacramento Kings at LA Clippers: preview and win probability

Sacramento Kings visit LA Clippers early in the season. Neither team has a regular-season result yet, so our read leans on last season's games: Kings went W-L-L-W-L and Clippers went W-L-L-W-L over their last five.

The model leans toward Clippers: about 81% to win, with a projected score of Sacramento Kings 110, LA Clippers 118. A win for Kings would count as a real upset. These are model estimates built from past results, not guarantees.

The teams have met 8 times in our recent records. Clippers lead 7-1, and the average margin has been 11.4 points in favor of Clippers.

On the injury report, Bradley Beal (LAC), Max Strus (LAC), Yanic Konan Niederhauser (LAC), and Brandon Ingram (LAC) are listed as out.

Keys to the game

  • Home court is worth roughly three points in our model, which helps Clippers.
  • Watch the rotation: 8 players are listed as out across the two teams.

Recent meetings

  • Apr 5: LAC 138, SAC 109
  • Mar 14: SAC 118, LAC 109
  • Feb 6: LAC 114, SAC 111
  • Dec 30: SAC 90, LAC 131
  • Apr 11: LAC 101, SAC 100

Injury report

Sacramento Kings
  • Malik Monk Questionable · back Oct 21
  • Dylan Cardwell Out · back Nov 2
  • Maxime Raynaud Out · back Nov 2
  • Ben Simmons Out · back Oct 1
LA Clippers
  • Bradley Beal Out · back Nov 8
  • Max Strus Out · back Nov 8
  • Yanic Konan Niederhauser Out · back Nov 8
  • Brandon Ingram Out · back Nov 8
  • Jordan Miller Out · back Mar 2

Win probability

19%
81%
KingsClippers

Projected score: Kings 110, Clippers 118

Model estimate for information and entertainment.

Matchup at a glance

SACLAC
Record0-00-0
Last 5WLLWLWLLWL
Points per game––
Allowed per game––
Days of rest––
Rating13681520

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