Sacramento at Memphis

Memphis is 5-0, Sacramento is 0-5, and the Grizzlies' wins have come by 20, 3, 11, 5, and 21. The three- and five-point finishes came on the road at Golden State and Utah. Sacramento's five losses came by 25, 8, 11, 27 and 12. The Kings have not been blown out every night. The 11 came from their 123-112 home loss to Memphis on October 25, in which Zach LaVine scored 37. Darius Acuff Jr. is averaging 24.0 points and 6.6 assists for Sacramento, so the Kings have a scorer who can keep the game moving. Keegan Murray is out, but he is averaging 7.0 points, so his absence takes little off the offense. Memphis leads the NBA in three-point shooting at 39.9%, and that rate drives most of its wins. Ty Jerome, who averages 25.8 points, was slowed by back stiffness in Thursday's win at Portland and is listed as questionable. If Jerome is limited or the threes cool, the Grizzlies are left with the same 3-point and 5-point finishes they already had against Golden State and Utah. Memphis has played one home game so far and now plays its second against a team it beat by 11 five days ago. I'm backing Sacramento with the points tonight.