Sacramento Kings vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction: will the Grizzlies be stronger again?

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on January 4. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Sacramento Kings

The Kings, having fired head coach Mike Brown, and entrusting the team for the rest of the season to former assistant Doug Christie, played three games. First, Sacramento lost on the road to the Los Angeles Lakers (122:132), closing the season series with the principal rival with a 0-4 loss. However, then the Kings won two home victories in a row - over Dallas (110:100) and Philadelphia (113:107).

Winning now is important for the Kings, because in the Western Conference standings, the California team is still outside the play-in zone - on the 12th line with a 15-19 win balance. Sacramento is 2.0 wins away from the top 10 in the West.

Memphis Grizzlies

The injuries were the reason for the failure of the Grizzlies in the last championship, when Taylor Jenkins' team did not even make it to the play-in round. Now the situation for Memphis is becoming similar, in particular, Ja Morant is out of action at the moment, but so far the Bears are holding their own. In addition, the team from Tennessee has a strong margin of victory. The balance is 23-11 and second in the Western Conference at the moment.

The previous game against Phoenix, which was a road game for Memphis, the Grizzlies were coming off a heartbreaking 106:130 loss to Oklahoma. The Bears managed to rehabilitate, beating the Suns 117:112. Jaren Jackson scored 38 points + 11 rebounds and Desmond Bain scored 31 points.

Expert Betting Tips

Memphis can't help but be affected by the absence of Ja Morant sooner or later. At least in terms of offensive efficiency, which was already evident in the Grizzlies' previous two games against Oklahoma and Phoenix, where the Bears failed to reach their season norm of 123.2 points. Sacramento after the coaching change held two consecutive low-scoring home games, so in the upcoming game there is definitely a reason to bet on the total under.