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Sacramento - Memphis. NBA match forecast
Sacramento will face Memphis at home on January 4 in a regular NBA championship match. The game will be held at the Golden One Center in Texas and will begin at 06:00 Moscow time. Doug Christie team defeated Philadelphia in their previous home game. Will the Kings basketball players be able to build on their success in front of their fans in the game against the Grizzlies and what bets should they choose? — read our forecast
Command Analysis
Sacramento Kings
USACurrent form
Sacramento has finally started winning after Doug Christie was appointed head coach to replace the fired Mike Brown. The Kings have won their last two games. In the game on January 2, they beat Philadelphia on their home court with a score of 113:107. Aaron Fox made the biggest contribution to the victory, scoring 35 points, making three rebounds and four assists. Domantas Sabonis (17-21-7) had a double-double. DeMar DeRozan scored 18 points, Malik Monk - 20. The team from Texas (15 wins and 19 losses) occupies 12th place in the Western Conference standings.
Disqualifications and injuries
The Kings are approaching the upcoming match with a fighting squad. All leaders are healthy and ready to take part in the match.
Interesting facts for betting
Sacramento averages 110 points in games against Memphis (statistics based on the last ten games).
The Kings have lost the first quarter in four of their last five games against the Grizzlies.
Estimated composition
De'Aaron Fox - Malik Monk - DeMar DeRozan - Keegan Murphy - Domantas Sabonis.
Memphis Grizzlies
USACurrent form
Memphis has won three of its last four games. On January 1, the Grizzlies beat Phoenix on the road with a score of 117:112. Jaren Jackson made the biggest contribution to the victory, having made a double-double (28 points, 12 rebounds, four assists). Desmond Bane recorded 31 points, Luke Kennard - 18, Jalen Wells - 11. Taylor Jenkins' team (23 wins and 11 losses) is in second place in the West.
Disqualifications and injuries
Memphis went on the road to Texas with a weakened roster. Key players Ja Morant, Marcus Smart, Santi Aldama will miss the next game.
Interesting facts for betting
The Grizzlies average 112 points against the Kings.
Memphis has won the first half in six of its last seven games.
Estimated composition
Luke Kennard - Desmond Bane - Jaylen Wells - Jaren Jackson - Scottie Pippen.
Trends
Pippen Total Assists Under 6.5
Pippen averages 5.2 assists per game.
1.87Bet Total Rebounds Go Over 8.5
Idi averages 8.8 rebounds per game
1.88Tip and bets
Bookmakers do not really believe in the success of Memphis. BC experts consider Sacramento to be the clear favorite of the upcoming match. It is not even worth arguing with them. The team from Texas began to show results after the arrival of a new head coach. The team from Tennessee demonstrates a confident game, but without leaders it is very difficult to resist a worthy opponent. The Kings will have to achieve victory with the noisy support of their fans over an opponent weakened by injuries. It is high time to get out of the crisis.
Our prediction is a Sacramento victory with a handicap of (-2.5) points, taking into account overtime at 1.75
Bet on total
Head-to-head matches between Sacramento and Memphis tend to be quite productive. In the last ten games, the average score was 222 points. There are no prerequisites for the teams to pay more attention to defense this time. The match should be productive again.
Our prediction is total over 236.5 points including overtime at 2.09
Bet on the player
Fox played 74 games in the 2023/24 regular season and averaged 26.6 points per game. This championship, his rate is already the same - 26.8. The 27-year-old point guard proves with his game that he is capable of maintaining a decent level of scoring. The American basketball player will have to demonstrate his sniper qualities this time too.
Our prediction is Fox total points over 26.5 including overtime at 1.87
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