Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns Preview
Planning on watching today’s Suns 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.
This Pacific division matchup has an over/under of 244.5 points, and the Kings are favored to win at home vs. the Suns. Check out BetCoco for Sacramento Kings – Phoenix Suns odds
Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The Kings have gone a perfect 3-0 in their last three head to head matchups vs. the Suns. Across the last three head to head matchups between the Suns and Kings, the teams have averaged 242 points per game with an over/under record of 2-1. The last three times they have faced off with the Kings as the home team, the OU record is 1-2.
- Although Phoenix has a straight up record of 2-3 in their last five road games, they have not held up as well vs the spread going 2-3. The team averaged 107 points per game in these games.
- When looking at their past three matchups at home, Sacramento has an ATS record of 2-1 while averaging 112 per game. The team went 2-1 overall in these games.
- In their last five games as the betting underdog, the Suns have a straight up record of 2-3 and an ATS mark of 2-3.
- Through their last five games as the favorite, the Kings have an ATS record of 3-2 and a straight up mark of 4-1.
Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns Prediction
With an overall record of 14-13, the Suns are 9th in the Western Conference and are in 3rd place in the Pacific division. Over their last three games, they have gone 1-2.
Phoenix arrives with an ATS record of 10-17 for the season up to this point. During this season, Phoenix has a 6-13 record against the spread as favorites and 4-4 as underdogs.
The Suns come in with an over/under record of 16-11-0 for the current season. The average over/under line in their games stands at 228, and their differential vs. the over/under line this season is 0.6.
In their recent matchup, the Suns offense ended with 104 points against the Trail Blazers. They finished with an overall field goal percentage of 44.7% and made 5 threes. Leading the team in scoring is Kevin Durant, who is averaging 31 heading into today’s matchup. Additionally, Devin Booker also maintains a PPG average of 27.9 heading into game.
On the defensive side, Suns is currently hovering around the NBA’s average for points allowed, conceding an average of 113.8 points per game.
When it comes to forced turnovers, the Suns are forcing 14.1 per game, which is 23rd in the league. They also come into the game sitting 1st in blocked shots at 6.6 per game.
With an overall record of 16-10, the Kings are above .500 as they prepare to take on the Suns. When playing against teams from the Western Conference, the Kings have gone 13-9 compared to 3-1 in non-conference matchups.
Sacramento arrives with an ATS record of 14-12 for the season up to this point. This season, Sacramento has a 10-10 record against the spread when they are the favorites, and they are 4-2 as underdogs.
The Kings have recorded an 15-11-0 in terms of their over/under record for this season. The average over/under line in their games stands at 234.7, and they have a 1.7 differential against the over/under line for this season.
The Kings offense is coming off a game in which they scored 119 points vs. the Celtics. Overall their field goal percentage was 47.3% while connecting on 21 threes. The team’s top scorer is De’Aaron Fox, who enters today’s matchup with an average of 30.1, while Domantas Sabonis also carries a PPG average of 18.7 into the game.
Currently, the Kings’ defense holds the 22 rank in the NBA, allowing 118.2 points per game.
When it comes to defending inside the arc, the Kings squad is permitting opposing teams to shoot at a clip of 55.3% inside the arc, and they’re also giving up 38.3% from downtown.
With a 3.5-point advantage on the spread, our projections favor the Kings to secure a 112-110 victory.
Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns Betting Tips
- Take the Kings on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Suns (+3.5)
- Our NBA model projects 222 points, and we suggest taking the under
Sacramento Kings Injury Report
- JaVale McGee – Wrist – Questionable
- Alex Len – Ankle – Out
- Malik Monk – Right Foot – Questionable
Phoenix Suns Injury Report
- Bradley Beal – Ankle – Out
- Jusuf Nurkic – Personal – Out
- Damion Lee – Knee – Out
- Josh Okogie – Hip – Questionable
