Kings vs Clippers prediction NBA · Tuesday, December 30
At a glance
The LA Clippers (10-21) host the Sacramento Kings (8-24) on Tuesday, December 30 at 11:00 PM ET at Intuit Dome in NBA action. Final score: Kings 90 – Clippers 131. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Clippers a 73% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Clippers are 6-8 at home and the Kings are 3-14 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Clippers and 3-7 for the Kings (current streaks: Clippers W4, Kings L1).
The analysis Model
The Clippers start with a clear edge. The model projects Clippers 118 – 111 Kings, a margin of about 7.7 points in favor of the Clippers and a total around 229 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-0.9 vs -6.3 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Kings need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Clippers' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.9 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
SACLAC
Top performers
Kings
Nique CliffordG · #1018pts / game
Russell WestbrookG · #184assists
Maxime RaynaudC · #4212reboundsClippers
Kawhi LeonardF · #233pts / gameKawhi LeonardF · #25assists
Yanic Konan NiederhauserC · #146reboundsRecent form
SACLACHead-to-head
LAC lead 3-1 this season.
SAC
Team comparison
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 8-24 | Record | 10-21 |
| 112.8 | Points scored / game | 111.9 |
| 120.2 | Points allowed / game | 112.9 |
| -6.3 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.9 |
| L1 | Current streak | W4 |
| 3-7 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 3-14 road | Home / road record | 6-8 home |
| 40-42 (+0.5) | Last season | 50-32 (+4.7) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Kings
Injury report Clippers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.