Washington Wizards vs Sacramento Kings NBA Betting Preview & Odds
Interconference hoops and we will see the Washington Wizards travel to Sleep Train Arena to take on the Sacramento Kings. Local TV will carry this game, which has a start time of 10:00 pm EST.
Current betting odds for this game have the have the Wizards listed as 2 point favorites, while the total has been set at 217.5.
Head-To-Head This Year: Washington won the lone matchup 113-99 as 2.5 point home favorites.
The Wizards are running out of time if the are hoping to grab a playoff berth as the now trail Indiana by 3 games for the 8th slot after they fell to Orlando 102-94 last night. The Wizards are now 17-19 on the road and 5 of their 8 final games this year are away from home, including this one. It will be very hard for the Wizards to make up the ground needed to steal a playoff spot. Washington is led by by John Wall, who comes in averaging 20.0 ppg, while placing 3rd in the league in assists at 10.2 apg. Bradley Beal has been hit with injuries this year and has played just 49 games, but still he has had a solid season, averaging 17.4 ppg and is the 2nd best long range threat on the team at 39.2%. Marcin Gortat is 3rd on the team in scoring at 13.4 ppg, while leading them in rebounding at 9.9 rpg. Rounding out the double digit scorers is Otto Porter (11.7 ppg) and Markieff Morris (11.1 ppg). Jared Dudley is the team’s best long range threat at 42.3% from beyond the arc, while chipping in with 8.1 ppg. Washington checks in at 10th in the league in scoring, putting up 103.3 ppg, while also ranking 12th in shooting overall and 9th in 3-point shooting, but they are also just 25th from the free throw line. The defense has not been great as they come in ranked 21st in points allowed, giving up 104.3 ppg, while also ranking 25th in defensive FG% overall and 27th in 3-point defense. On the road the Wizards have averaged 101.2 ppg on 45.3% shooting, while allowing 104.9 ppg on 46.3% shooting.
Trends: Washington is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a losing home record, while the underdog is 14-5 the last 19 games in the series, but they are also 2-6 ATS in their last 8 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game and 0-6 ATS their last 6 games playing with no rest. The Over is 10-4 in their last 14 games playing on 0 days rest, while the Under is 6-2 in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
The Kings have not had a good year at all and it has been worse down the stretch as they have gone just 5-14 in their last 19 games. TRhe have won their last two home games which were by 22 points over Phoenix and 22 points over Dallas, but still they are just 16-19 at home on this year. The Kings are led by DeMarcus Cousins, who averages 27.0 ppg, which is 4th in the league and he also leads the team in rebounding at 11.6 rpg. Rudy Gay is next at 17.1 ppg, while the team’s best long range threats are Darren Collison (39.8%) and Omri Casspi (40.8%), with those players averaging 13.6 ppg and 11.9 ppg respectively. Rajon Rondo (11.8 ppg) and Marco Belinelli (10.2 ppg) round out the double digit scorers on the team, but Belinelli is listed as questionable for this one. Overall the Kings come in ranked 3rd in the league in scoring, putting up 106.7 ppg, while also ranking 6th in shooting overall, 11th from long range and 26th from the charity stripe. The defensive end of the floor is where this team has struggled this year as they are last in the league in points allowed, giving up 109.0 ppg, while also ranking 23rd defensive FG% overall and 24th in 3-point defense. At home the Kings have averaged 107.7 ppg on 46.7% shooting, while allowing 108.2 ppg on 46.3% shooting.
Trends: The Kings are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 1 days rest, but just 7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 games following a straight up loss and 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points. The Over is 5-1 in their last 6 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points, while the Under is 6-1 in their last 7 games following a straight up loss.
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