The Sacramento Kings (27-37) play their third contest of a four-game road trip against the Oklahoma City Thunder (21-44) Tuesday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Kings-Thunder odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.
The Kings are 2-for-2 on their road trip after pulling off a 110-106 win against the Los Angeles Lakers as 11.5-point underdogs, and a 111-99 win against the Dallas Mavericks as 6.5-point dogs Sunday. The Under connected in both outings.
The Thunder are eliminated from postseason contention, but they showed no quit in Sunday’s 123-120 loss to the championship-hopeful Phoenix Suns in OKC. They easily covered a 15.5-point number as the Over connected for the fifth time in seven outings.
Kings at Thunder: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Kings -200 (bet $200 to win $100) | Thunder +165 (bet $100 to win $165)
- Against the spread/ATS: Kings -4.5 (-120) | Thunder +4.5 (+100)
- Over/Under: 227.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Kings at Thunder: Key injuries
Kings
- SF Harrison Barnes (hip) doubtful
- PG De’Andre Fox (health and safety protocols) out
- PG Tyrese Haliburton (knee) out
Thunder
- PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (foot) out
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Kings at Thunder: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Kings 120, Thunder 105
Money line (ML)
The KINGS (-200) are a little more than my personal money line limit, but this price isn’t out of line. Sacramento might have Haliburton play limited minutes, but with an overmatched opponent, it shouldn’t really matter.
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Against the spread (ATS)
There aren’t a lot of gifts bestowed upon bettors by the books, but occasionally they happen.
The KINGS -4.5 (-120) are criminally underpriced, laying just two buckets and change against a bad, bad Thunder team. Sacramento is 8-3 ATS in the past 11 in this series, while covering five straight in OKC.
Sacto is 2-0 straight up and ATS in the first two games of its road trip against much better opponents, and OKC shouldn’t offer very much in the way of resistance.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 227.5 (-110) is a great play, too, and makes for a tremendous parlay opportunity with the Kings -4.5. The Under is 4-1 in the past five games for Sacramento and 5-1 in the past six head-to-head meetings in OKC.
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