Kings vs. Grizzlies Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets

The Sacramento Kings (38-28) take on the Memphis Grizzlies (23-45) as 9.5-point favorites on Monday, March 18, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET on NBCS. The matchup’s over/under is 223.5.

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Kings and Grizzlies Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

In games they have played as at least 9.5-point favorites this season, the Kings are 1-6 against the spread.

When they have played as at least 9.5-point underdogs this season, the Grizzlies are 10-6 against the spread.

The Kings and the Grizzlies combine to average 0.3 more points per game than the total of 223.5 set for this game.

Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 229.4 points per game, 5.9 more than the over/under for this game.

The average total for Kings games this year is 11.6 more points than the total of 223.5 in this game.

The average point total for Memphis this year is 5.4 points fewer than this game’s over/under.

Sacramento is 33-32-1 against the spread this season.

So far this season, the Grizzlies have compiled a 32-35-1 record against the spread.

Kings Stats & Insights

The Kings average 118.0 points per game (eighth in the league) while allowing 117.1 per contest (20th in the NBA). They have a +60 scoring differential overall.

The Kings pull down 43.5 rebounds per game (16th in the league) while conceding 42.3 per contest to their opponents. They outrebound opponents by 1.2 boards per game.

Sacramento makes 1.2 more threes per game than the opposition, 14.4 (fourth-most in the league) compared to its opponents’ 13.2.

The Kings’ 118.2 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 13th in the NBA, and the 117.3 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 19th in the league.

The Kings have scored at a higher rate when playing at home than away from home in the 2023-24 season (120.2 at home versus 116.0 on the road), but have also surrendered more points at home than in road games (118.6 opponent points per home game versus 115.7 on the road).

Grizzlies Stats & Insights

The Grizzlies’ -443 scoring differential (being outscored by 6.5 points per game) is a result of putting up 105.8 points per game (30th in NBA) while allowing 112.3 per outing (ninth in league).

Memphis loses the rebound battle by 3.4 boards on average. It records 42.0 rebounds per game, 25th in the league, while its opponents pull down 45.4.

The Grizzlies knock down 13.3 three-pointers per game (10th in the league), while their opponents have made 13.3 on average.

The Grizzlies rank 30th in the NBA with 108.1 points scored per 100 possessions, and 10th defensively with 114.7 points conceded per 100 possessions.

Memphis is putting up fewer points at home (103.3 per game) than on the road (108.5).

Kings Key Players to Watch

Domantas Sabonis has a statline of 20.1 points, 13.6 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game.

This season, De’Aaron Fox is averaging 26.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game.

The Kings get 2.7 three-pointers per game out of Fox.

Fox picks pockets to the tune of 1.9 takeaways per game, and Keegan Murray collects 0.7 rejections per contest.

Grizzlies Key Players to Watch

Jaren Jackson Jr. is at the top of the Grizzlies scoring and rebounding leaderboards with 22.4 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game to go with 2.2 assists per contest this season.

Desmond Bane’s per-game averages this season are 24.4 points, 5.3 assists and 4.5 rebounds.

Bane cashes in on 3.3 treys per game.

Jackson’s 1.1 steals and 1.6 blocks per game are important to the Grizzlies’ defensive effort.

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