Who’s playing
Memphis Grizzlies @ Sacramento Kings
Current records: Memphis 23-45, Sacramento 38-28
How to watch
- When: Monday March 18, 2024 at 10 p.m. ET
- Or: Golden 1 Center – Sacramento, California
- TV: Bally Sports Southeast Memphis
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $23.00
What there is to know
The Grizzlies had a three-game homestand but will have to dust off their road jerseys soon. They will face the Sacramento Kings on Monday at 10 p.m. ET at Golden 1 Center. Since both teams suffered a loss in their last match, they both have a little more motivation heading into this match.
Last Saturday, Memphis was within reach but couldn’t close the gap, losing 118-112 to the Thunder. This loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for the Grizzlies in their matchups against the Thunder: they have now lost five in a row.
Even though they lost, the Grizzlies worked as a unit and finished the game with 34 assists. This is the most assists they have made all season.
Meanwhile, the point spread may have favored the Kings last Saturday, but the final result didn’t. They took a 98-91 hit in the loss column against New York.
Memphis hasn’t been performing well recently as the team has lost four of its last five games, which took a major dent in its 23-45 record this season. As for Sacramento, their loss dropped their record to 38-28.
Keep an eye on the arc in Monday’s game: The Grizzlies have made deep shots look easy this year, averaging 13.3 threes per game. However, it’s not like the Kings struggled in that department as they averaged 14.4 threes per game. Given these competing forces, it will be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
The Grizzlies are the clear underdogs, so they’re hoping the magnitude of the fight will decide this one. This contest will be their sixth straight as an underdog (so far in that stretch, they are 2-3 ATS).
Odds
Sacramento is a 9.5-point favorite over Memphis, according to the latest NBA Odds.
The punters were perfectly in tune with the betting community on this point, as the game opened with a 9.5 point spread and stayed there.
The over/under is 224.5 points.
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History of the series
Memphis has won 6 of its last 10 games against Sacramento.
- January 29, 2024 – Sacramento 103 vs. Memphis 94
- December 31, 2023 – Sacramento 123 vs. Memphis 92
- January 23, 2023 – Sacramento 133 vs. Memphis 100
- January 1, 2023 – Memphis 118 vs. Sacramento 108
- November 22, 2022 – Sacramento 113 vs. Memphis 109
- October 27, 2022 – Memphis 125 vs. Sacramento 110
- December 26, 2021 – Memphis 127 vs. Sacramento 102
- December 17, 2021 – Memphis 124 vs. Sacramento 105
- November 28, 2021 – Memphis 128 vs. Sacramento 101
- May 14, 2021 – Memphis 107 vs. Sacramento 106
