Kings vs. Clippers odds, line, prediction, time: 2025 NBA picks, March 9 best bets from proven model
The Los Angeles Clippers (34-29) are hosting the Sacramento Kings (33-29) in a Western Conference showdown on Sunday night. The Clippers have won two straight games. On Friday, Los Angeles took down the New York Knicks 105-95. The Kings are playing good basketball, winning five of their last six games. Sacramento defeated the San Antonio Spurs 127-109 on Friday. Domantas Sabonis (hamstring) and Malik Monk (toe) are out for the Kings. Norman Powell (hamstring) is out for the Clippers.
Tipoff from Intuit Dome in Los Angeles is at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Clippers are 6-point favorites in the latest Kings vs. Clippers odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 216.5, down seven from the opener. Los Angeles is -229 (risk $229 to win $100) money line favorites. Before locking in any Clippers vs. Kings picks, make sure to check out the NBA predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons. The model enters Week 20 of the 2024-25 NBA season on a sizzling 147-107 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning nearly $4,000. It’s also an outstanding 18-10 (64%) on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
Now, the model has simulated Kings vs. Clippers 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted NBA picks and betting predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several NBA odds and NBA betting lines for Kings vs. Clippers:
Guard James Harden is the primary ball-handler and playmaker. The 11-time All-Star is currently fifth in the NBA in assists (8.5) to go along with 22.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Harden has recorded 25-plus points and five-plus assists in consecutive games. In the March 5 game against the Pistons, Harden racked up 50 points, five assists, and went 6-of-13 from beyond the arc.
Forward Kawhi Leonard gives this team another scorer who can space the floor and put the ball on the deck. Leonard averages 18.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game. He’s finished with 20-plus points in four straight games. In his last outing, the 33-year-old had 20 points, seven rebounds, and six assists. See which team to back at SportsLine.
Guard Zach LaVine is an athletic shot-creator with a soft touch from the perimeter. He logs 23.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game. In Friday’s win over the Spurs, LaVine had 36 points, four rebounds, and three assists. This was his 16th game this season with at least 30 points.
Forward DeMar DeRozan thrives in the mid-range area and can absorb contact in the lane. DeRozan averages 22.2 points, four rebounds, and four assists per game. The 35-year-old has compiled four straight games with at least 20 points. In his previous outing, DeRozan stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists. See which team to back at SportsLine.
SportsLine’s model has simulated Kings vs. Clippers and is leaning Over the total, projecting 220 combined points. The model also says one side of the spread hits in well over 60% of simulations. You can head to SportsLine to see the model’s NBA picks.
So who wins Kings vs. Clippers on Sunday, and which side of the spread hits well over 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Kings vs. Clippers spread to back, all from the model that has returned well over $10,000 on top-rated NBA picks, and find out.
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Kings provide encouraging updates on Monk, Sabonis injuries
Kings stars Domantas Sabonis and Malik Monk are working their way back to the court from their respective injuries.
Sacramento announced Monk, who sustained a right toe sprain in the second quarter of the Kings’ win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday, has been cleared for on-court activity and completed an individual workout on Saturday. The starting point guard remains out and will miss his third consecutive game when the Kings play the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday at Intuit Dome.
Sabonis, meanwhile, has missed Sacramento’s last four games with a grade 1 hamstring strain. He remains out for the next two Kings contests, the team announced, but he also has been cleared for on-court activity and completed an individual workout Saturday.
Neither Monk nor Sabonis will travel to Los Angeles for the Kings-Clippers game, FOX40’s Sean Cunningham reported Saturday, citing sources.
Monk is averaging career highs across the board with 17.6 points on 44.1-percent shooting, adding 3.8 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.0 steals in 32.5 minutes across 52 games (39 starts). Since becoming the starting point guard after De’Aaron Fox’s departure, Monk is averaging 16.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 3.3 turnovers in 12 games.
The Kings are 3-1 without Sabonis since he injured his hamstring, and the starting big man has averaged 19.9 points on 59.6-percent shooting from the field and 43.2 percent from 3-point range this season, along with an NBA-leading 14.4 rebounds per game.
Though the Kings are enjoying a recent hot stretch, they certainly are looking forward to the returns of their two starters.
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