After a spate of lower-scoring games and "unders" following the All-Star break (which many attributed to fewer whistles blown by the refs, and slightly fewer FT attempts), scorelines have been trending upwards again the past couple of weeks. That's been exemplified no better than by the Clippers, now on a 6-1 "over" run after Sunday's high-scoring 130-118 win at Charlotte behind Paul George's 41 points. Expect Sacto and its weaponry to soon follow suit after snapping its own "under" string in Sunday's romp past the Jazz. Three previous meetings between these two all landed between 219 and 248 this season, and Kawhi's absence (knee) doesn't change this forecast. Play Clippers-Kings "Over"

LA has crisscrossed the country in an odd way, going from LA to Philly, down South and now out to NorCal before finally coming home. They remain an up-and-down outfit and I have trouble thinking they are going to sweep this road trip. Their team defense has been a problem and the Kings improving in that regard as playoffs approach, LAC 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games and 1-5 last 6. SAC 6-2 ATS last 8 games as a dog (fail to cover vs DEN and DAL, bad matchups for them). Beat LAC by 16 at LA last time they met (late Feb).