The Grizzlies will end the regular season with a 3-game road trip starting in New Orleans. They’re currently sitting 2nd in the West and that likely won’t change unless they lose all 3 games. So there’s motivation for this team before the playoffs as well as entering the postseason with winning form. They’ll be coming off 8 wins in their last 10. However, their form on the road hasn’t been great with a 4-6 record in their last 10 and they were thrashed by the Bulls in Chicago on Monday by 21 pts.<\/span><\/p>\n The Pelicans are battling for the #6 seed in the West so they don’t have to make it through the play-in tournament. However, they have a tough run home and got trashed on home court against the Kings by 18 pts on Wednesday. So they’ll be eager to bounce back with the same starting 5 on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n This is a tough game to pick so I like the Under instead. It’s 4-1 in the Pels last 5 games and also 6-3 when they’re at home. Memphis are 4-2 against the Under in their last 6 as well.<\/span><\/p>\n Stadium Record<\/b><\/p>\n New Orleans are 5-5 in their last 10 at home. Memphis has lost 6 of their last 7.<\/span><\/p>\n Head to Head Record<\/b><\/p>\n Memphis holds a 6-4 record in the last 10 meetings and have won 2 of 3 this season.<\/span><\/p>\n Best Bet<\/b><\/p>\n Under 232.5 = $1.89<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n The Kings are most likely looking at the #3 seed in the West and they’re coming off 3 wins in their last 4 games. They’ll be on a back-to-back for this clash after crushing the Pels in New Orleans 121-103. De’Aaron Fox led the scoring with 23 pts and Keegan Murray added 21. They’ve now won 3 straight road games and hold a 9-1 record in their last 10 away from Sacramento. So that’s very positive with the playoffs coming up.<\/span><\/p>\n The Mavs have been poor lately and will probably miss the playoffs. They’ve lost 7 of their last 10 and they’re currently on a 3-game losing streak. The Doncic\/Irving combination hasn’t worked out how they hoped. Meanwhile, their defence has given up 116 or more pts in those 3 straight defeats. Both Doncic and Irving are questionable for this clash as the Mavs have considered shutting them down for the season so that’s something to monitor.<\/span><\/p>\n It’s hard to trust the Mavs at the moment, especially with talk that Doncic\/Irving could be rested. Meanwhile, the Kings are in great form and have an excellent 8-2 ATS in Dallas.<\/span><\/p>\n Stadium Record<\/b><\/p>\n Dallas holds a 1-4 record in their last 5 home games. Sacramento has won 7 of their last 10 at this venue.<\/span><\/p>\n Head to Head Record<\/b><\/p>\nSacramento Kings (48-31) at Dallas Mavericks (37-42)<\/b><\/h2>\n