Two teams going in opposite directions but the Kings certainly need it more and are healthy with Domantas Sabonis off the injury report. Third game in four nights and start of a trip for the Grizz, who are down Ja Morant (15-10 without him this season) and rotation guys Santi Aldama and Scotty Pippen Jr. The Kings have won the past two at home in the series.

Ja Morant is out, so Desmond Bane's usage should spike again versus Sacramento. It's a dream matchup, too, as the Kings rank 19th in defensive rating and allow an NBA-high 38.3 percent on 3-pointers. We have a game total of 237 with a fast pace expected. Look for Bane to play around 35 minutes and clear this prop total.

DeMar DeRozan has scored at least 22 points in eight of his last 14 games. In 11 of those games, he scored at least 20 points, so there were also some near-misses. The Grizzlies have played at the fastest pace in the league, so this is a scoring-friendly matchup. DeRozan has faced them two times already this season and he scored at least 26 points in both games. Look for him to have another strong offensive showing the third time around.

The Kings would be wise to play long game with Sabonis here, who barely got through a half of hoops before tweaking his hamstring again. They have lost 3 in row by: 29, 26, 17 points. They've lost 5 of 6 and their defense has been putrid (122, 130, 133 allowed). Grizz are finally rolling again, scoring 120+ in 4 straight and 8 of 12. Averaging 122.3/G over that span. Neither team great covering very recently but I'm buying the Grizz against struggling teams these days.