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On October 22, the Los Angeles Clippers and the Sacramento Kings will meet on the floor of the Intuit Dome Arena. The Kings failed last season, so now they will try to perform better. Will they be able to start the regular season with a win? The bets and betting tip from our experts will help you make the right choice
Command Analysis
LA Clippers
The Clippers are forced to go through a painful roster rebuild. The NBA sanctions forced the management to part ways with Kawhi Leonard and James Harden. Instead, the Sailboats signed Brandon Ingram, Max Strus and Grady Dick, but this cannot be called an equivalent replacement.
The situation is aggravated by the overcrowded hospital of the hosts, because Bradley Beal, Brandon Ingram, Max Strus, Jordan Miller and Janik Niederheuser will definitely miss the match. Despite the personnel problems, the Clippers looked pretty good in the preseason matches. They defeated Golden State (104:101) and Denver (110:122). The team was defeated in the confrontation with Toronto (106:114).
Sacramento Kings
Sacramento finished last season in the penultimate place in the Western Conference. In the offseason, the Kings became even weaker by releasing Demar Derozan to Denver, and the signing of Ben Simmons did not pay off due to a serious injury to the defender, which puts him out of action for the entire season.
The California team also failed the preseason cycle, losing all five meetings. J.A. Cardwell, Maxime Reynaud and Ben Simmons are in the guest infirmary, which further aggravates their situation.
Sacramento is in a deep psychological hole, as confirmed by the preseason matches. In all matches, the Kings' defense conceded at least 110 points, and the team's forwards failed to make up for it. It is not known why the Kings are going to fight on equal terms with the Clippers. Despite all the problems of the hosts, we believe that they will start this regular season with a confident victory..
Our betting tip is for the Clippers to score (-3.5) points in 1.70
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