The Memphis Grizzlies host the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night in a battle of Western Conference bottom feeders.
The pregame narrative: Memphis has lost five in a row and Sacramento has lost seven in a row, so the vibes aren’t great for either side right now. Ja Morant is out again for the Grizzlies, who are modest home favourites.
Check out my Kings vs. Grizzlies SGP predictions for Nov. 20, featuring Cedric Coward and Domantas Sabonis.
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Kings vs. Grizzlies predictions
Parlay: Grizzlies ML | Coward 15+ points | Sabonis 10+ rebounds (+300)
Grizzlies moneyline (-137): The beauty of tonight’s game is that someone has to win.
Neither Memphis (4-11) nor Sacramento (3-12) has been doing a lot of winning lately. I do prefer the Grizzlies’ side tonight for a few reasons:
- Sacramento is on a seven-game losing streak, and each of its losses during the streak came by 13+ points.
- Memphis has a slightly better net rating than Sacramento (-8.0 vs. -10.7).
- The Grizzlies are 3-5 SU at home, while the Kings are 1-7 SU on the road.
- Home teams went 3-0 in this head-to-head matchup last year.
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The Grizzlies have a rest advantage over the Kings, who lost big in Oklahoma City last night.
It’s easy to find ways to talk down about both of these teams, but Memphis seems better-situated of the two tonight.
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Coward 15+ points (-132): One source of hope for the Grizzlies as a franchise is the strong start by Coward. The rookie has 47.7/40.6/90.0 shooting splits through his first 15 NBA games.
Coward is averaging 14.3 PPG so far, so he’s not quite up to this threshold on a nightly basis. But he has at least 12 points in 11 of 15 games so far.
Part of the reason I like Coward to hit this scoring milestone is that I expect this to be a fast-paced game.
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The Kings and Grizzlies rank fifth and seventh, respectively, in possessions per game (i.e., pace). Coward has a fairly steady shot volume, and I’m hoping he can add to it a bit in this environment. He has at least nine field goal attempts in 12 of 15 games, and he’s averaging 3.3 attempted free throws.
Last time out, in his second game as a starter, Coward scored 19 points on a season-high 15 field goal attempts.
Sabonis 10+ rebounds (-315): Sabonis rested last night on the front end of Sacramento’s back-to-back and should return to action against Memphis.
This should be a very safe milestone for the three-time reigning rebounds leader. Dating back to the start of the 2022-23 season, Sabonis is averaging 13.2 RPG.
When he last faced the Grizzlies in March, Sabonis left early with an ankle injury and failed to hit this milestone. But he cashed it in 13 straight games vs. Memphis prior to that.
Kings vs. Grizzlies predictions made at 11:30 a.m. ET Nov. 20, 2025.
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