Clippers Our NBA Betting Favorite vs Kings

Teams always have a sense of relief when an injured star player returns to the fold, but that can often lead to a bit of a letdown that takes a couple of games to recover from. Players need to get used to having their star man back, and he has to shake of the rust and get back up to the speed of the game. What does that mean for NBA betting fans? Find the answer in our game preview below. Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Time: 10:00PM Venue: Sleep Train Arena Opening Line: TBA

NBA Betting Analysis and Game Preview

This is what the LA Clippers are experiencing right now with the return of Blake Griffin to the line-up. Griffin played 41 minutes in his first game back against the Houston Rockets on Sunday night, but he only managed 11 points as his team fell to a 100-98 defeat.

Coming up next, #TheStarters break down @blakegriffin32‘s first game back since February 6 and more. pic.twitter.com/wV5HM0aaDU — NBA TV (@NBATV) March 16, 2015

Things will get better as he gets his legs back, and he has the opportunity to really get rolling with back to back games on Tuesday and Wednesday night. The Clippers really do need to try and get their groove back in the final weeks of the season, as they have now dropped to 7th in the Western Conference. They aren’t in danger of missing the playoffs, but they are now facing a first round match-up that promises to be a whole lot more difficult than they would have hoped for. They will play Charlotte at home on Tuesday, followed by a short trip to face the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. Sacramento are a team in freefall at the moment, as they have now lost 8 of their last 10 games, including their current 3-game losing skid. They are just 13-20 at home this season, and have only managed to come up with 4 division wins all year. These are not numbers that inspire a whole lot of confidence for the visit of the Clippers. One of their major issues all year has been their seeming inability to stop teams from running up the score. The Kings are second worst in the NBA in point against average, giving up 105.4 PPG. The Clippers are 2nd in scoring with 106 PPG, which seems like a perfect storm when looking for a blowout.

Key Betting Trends

LA Clippers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Clippers’s last 11 games Sacramento is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games Sacramento is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento’s last 5 games Sacramento is 8-16-1 ATS in its last 25 games at home

What Should You Bet On?

It’s never easy to play back to back games, but the Clippers should definitely still have enough left in the tank to take care of the Kings. They have a 2-1 series lead this season, with the previous 2 meeting being victories by pretty wide margins. Look for the Clippers to make it 3 in a row over the Kings in rather comfortable fashion.