What’s up, everyone? We’re looking for Clippers vs Kings props, and who’s actually going to play will be a difference-maker in tonight’s outcome – especially when it comes to Kawhi Leonard props.
Both teams are dealing with major injury situations, and you’d better know who’s actually suiting up before laying any action.
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Clippers vs Kings Props – Wednesday, October 15
The Kings are without Keegan Murray (thumb surgery, out 4-6 weeks), while DeMar DeRozan is day-to-day with right groin soreness and Malik Monk is questionable with illness. That’s three rotation players potentially missing for Sacramento.
The Clippers aren’t much better. Bradley Beal is day-to-day with a knee issue and won’t play Wednesday, while Bogdan Bogdanovic is also day-to-day with a back injury and ruled out for this one. Both of these guys were supposed to be major additions for LA this season.
Clippers Preview
The Clippers’ last game was that loss to Denver 102-94 on October 12th. Kawhi Leonard played 19 minutes and scored 17 points on 5-10 shooting – looked healthy and engaged. That’s elite efficiency in limited minutes. If he plays similar minutes tonight, his points prop becomes interesting.
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The issue is we don’t know if Ty Lue extends him to 22-24 minutes or keeps him wrapped in bubble wrap at 18-20. That variance makes it dicey.
James Harden struggled with just 5 points on 1-6 shooting but dished 11 assists. Classic facilitator Harden right there. This is where I’m circling on Clippers vs Kings props – Harden assists.
Derrick Jones Jr. started and logged 20 minutes with 12 points. With Beal and Bogdanovic out, expect Derrick Jones to get major run again tonight.
Kings Preview
Domantas Sabonis logged 17 minutes and put up 8 points on 3-11 shooting with just 4 boards. Not exactly his typical dominant performance – probably just early preseason weirdness.
He’s always a rebound machine, so his rebounds prop should be solid value on the over. DeMar DeRozan played 23 minutes and managed 10 points on 4-5 shooting. Limited action there, and now he’s dealing with this groin issue.
The star of the show was Zach LaVine, who got 25 minutes and dropped 19 points on 7-11 shooting. He’s been cooking and clearly has the green light.
If you’re going overs on Clippers vs Kings props, LaVine might be a decent bet. His points prop should be somewhere around 16.5-18.5 if the books are smart.
The bench is where things get fascinating. Maxime Raynaud, the rookie big from Stanford, grabbed 5 boards and scored 2 points in just 12 minutes.
Nique Clifford posted 15 points in 26 minutes. If the injury report doesn’t improve and DeRozan sits again, Clifford’s minutes could be in store for a ton of burn.
Clippers vs Kings Props Tonight
Kawhi Leonard has a 16.5 points projection and a 21.5 PRA number on Underdog Fantasy.
Leonard has played 18 and 19 minutes, respectively, scoring 18 and 17 points in those games. He’s shooting that ball at a really efficient clip, which makes this number tough.
If Beal is out, I’ll be much more comfortable going higher than 16.5 points – and I’ll have to consider other Kawhi Leonard props as well.
I might be more interested in Domantas Sabonis, and you can read about him in Justin Bales’ NBA preseason props article today!
