Sacramento @ LA picks

Kris Dunn has converted 51.2% of his attempts from downtown over the last 10 games, 15.5% higher than he's converted from beyond the arc overall this season. Kris Dunn has averaged 30.5 minutes per game over the last 10 games, 6.6 higher than he's averaged in all games this year. In terms of three-pointers, the Clippers's superb 43.1% rate of sunk threes as the home team rates 2nd-highest in the NBA over the last 5 games. This year, the opposition's starting SGs have notched 18.1 points per game (2nd-most in the league) vs. the Kings, labeling this as a good matchup for offensive production. Kris Dunn has successfully made 100.0% of his free throw attempts over the last 10 games, 45.8% more than he's put through the hoop overall this season.

Nicolas Batum will enjoy the home court advantage in this contest. Playing in your home stadium tends to increase player performance for all stats.

Jake LaRavia has totaled an impressive 2.6 assists per game this year, a big improvement over his 1.7 assists per game last year. Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and spark extra opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Sacramento Kings grade out 7th-best in in the league as the away team with 12.4 offensive rebounds per game over the last 20 games.

The Sacramento Kings have been the 5th-least efficient 3-point shooting team in the NBA on the road this year. The 4th-least up-tempo pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 10 games has been the Sacramento Kings. The Sacramento Kings will likely see a decline in opportunities today from squaring off against the 3rd-most sluggish pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 10 games (the LA Clippers). The matchup vs. Los Angeles may be a hard one for getting to the free-throw line; the other team's starting SFs have attempted a mere 0.5 free throws per game over the last 5 games when the LA Clippers have the home court advantage (2nd-least in the league). DeMar DeRozan will not enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing away from your home city usually decreases player production in all facets of the game.

Compared to last year's 5.1 rate, Bogdan Bogdanovic's off-target three-pointers have dropped this year to 4.3 per game. Bogdan Bogdanovic has tallied 30.8 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 5.1 more than he's tallied overall this season. In terms of three-pointers, the Clippers's superb 43.1% rate of sunk threes as the home team rates 2nd-highest in the NBA over the last 5 games. Bogdan Bogdanovic stands to get a boost in performance in all stat categories due to possessing the home court advantage in this game.