Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Preview
Planning on watching today’s Nets and Kings game? Catch the action at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA, as the Kings hosts this showdown at 10:00 ET on NBCS.
The odds for this non-conference game currently have the Kings as the betting favorite with the over/under line sitting at 234.5 points. Check out BetCoco for Sacramento Kings – Brooklyn Nets odds
Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The last three times that the Nets have faced off vs. the Kings as the underdog, they have gone 2-1. In the last five head to head games between the Nets and Kings, the average combined point total is 223 points per game. The over/under record in these matchups is 2-3.
- Brooklyn has a 1-2 record in their last three road games. In this stretch, they averaged 124 points per game while allowing 127. The team also performed well vs the spread at 2-1.
- Across their last five home contests, Sacramento has been good against the spread posting a mark of 3-2. Their overall mark in these games was 3-2, while averaging 114 points per game.
- In their last three games as the betting underdog, the Nets have a straight up record of 1-2 and an ATS mark of 2-1.
- Looking back on the team’s last ten games as the favorite, the Kings have a straight up record of 7-3. Their record vs the spread in these games was 5-5.
Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction
With today’s game against the Kings, the Nets are looking to add to their above .500 record of 12-9. In their 21 games, the Nets are 11-8 against teams from the Eastern Conference, and they are 1-1 in non-conference games.
Brooklyn currently has an ATS record of 16-4, placing them above .500 against the spread. As the favorite this season, Brooklyn is 8-1 vs. the spread while going 8-3 as the underdog.
The over/under record for this season for the Nets is 11-10-0. The average points per game in their played games is 227.0, with an average over/under line of 226.6.
The Nets offense is coming off a game in which they scored 124 points vs. the Wizards. Overall their field goal percentage was 48.1% while connecting on 10 threes. The team’s top scorer is Mikal Bridges, who enters today’s matchup with an average of 23.2, while Spencer Dinwiddie also carries a PPG average of 14.6 into the game.
On average, the Brooklyn defense is giving up 113.1 points per game (17th). Right now, they are on a 2 game streak of giving up fewer points than their season average.
Opponents are hitting 52.2% of their two-point field goal attempts this season, and they’re also connecting on 35.1% of their three-point attempts.
Coming into their matchup with the Nets, the Kings are 12-8 overall and have gone 2-1 in their last three games. In the Western Conference, the Kings are ranked 6th and are 2nd in the Pacific division.
Sacramento has an overall ATS record of 11-9 as they come into today’s game. When playing on the road, the Kings hold an ATS record of 7-4 in contrast to a 4-5 record against the spread when playing at home.
The Kings have recorded an 11-9-0 in terms of their over/under record for this season. In their games, the average over/under line is 232.8, and they maintain a 0.3 differential vs. the over/under line this season.
In their latest game, the Kings offense put up 114 points against the Suns. They recorded an overall field goal percentage of 45.7% and made 14 threes. De’Aaron Fox is the current leading scorer for the team, with an average of 30.5 as they approach today’s matchup. In addition, Domantas Sabonis brings a PPG average of 18.8 into the game.
Currently, the Kings’ defense holds the 21st rank in the NBA, allowing 116.7 points per game.
Sacramento’s defense is currently forcing 13 turnovers per game, which is 12th in the league. Additionally, they enter the game ranked 27th in blocked shots, with an average of 4 rejections per game.
The Kings enter this game as 5-point favorites and in our projections and we anticipate them winning by a score of 109-108.
Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Betting Tips
- Take the Kings on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Nets (+5)
- Our NBA model projects 217 points, and we suggest taking the under
Sacramento Kings Injury Report
- Alex Len – Ankle – Out
- Malik Monk – Illness – Questionable
- Colby Jones – Back – Questionable
Brooklyn Nets Injury Report
- Ben Simmons – Lower Back – Out
- Dennis Smith Jr. – Back – Out
- Lonnie Walker IV – Hamstring – Out
