The Sacramento Kings (16-25) travel to Moda Center Sunday to take on the Portland Trail Blazers (14-24). Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Kings vs. Trail Blazers odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
The Kings have failed to cover 3 straight games and are just 3-7 ATS over their last 10. It’s been almost entirely on their defense as they’ve failed to cover despite scoring over 110 in 2 of their last 3.
Led by G De’Aaron Fox, the Kings averaged the 12th-most points per game yet give up the 28th-most. However, they’ll get a short-handed Blazers without their two best scorers.
Blazers G Anfernee Simons has been huge for Portland as of late, and, as a whole, they’re 12-11 at home and 2-13 on the road. Portland has covered just once in their last 7.
Kings at Trail Blazers odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Kings -108 (bet $100 to win $108) | Trail Blazers -112 (bet $100 to win $112)
- Against the spread (ATS): Kings +1.5 (-120) | Trail Blazers -1.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 224.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Kings at Trail Blazers key injuries
Kings
- G De’Aaron Fox (shoulder) questionable
Trail Blazers
- G Damian Lillard (abdomen) out
- G CJ McCollum (lung) out
- F Larry Nance Jr. (knee) out
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Kings at Trail Blazers odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Kings 115, Trail Blazers 110
Money line
BET on the KINGS -108.
The Kings have both the size to deal with Jusuf Nurkic and the speed and defense to limit Simmons. My biggest concern in the game is the Blazers’ disastrous three-point defense.
They rank 30th in opponents’ three-point field goal percentage. With the Kings having elite snipers like G Buddy Hield, G Tyrese Haliburton and Fox, they should be able to get easy open looks.
The Blazers have an atrocious defense, and with the Kings a top-tier offense also with a lacking defense, I’ll take the side with the more lethal scoring options.
Against the spread
PASS.
The money line is virtually a pick ’em, and I’d rather bet on that than the juiced Kings spread.
Over/Under
“LEAN” to the OVER 224.5 (-108). It’s just a lean because I don’t love betting totals this high, and Unders have been the more hit side this season, but these defenses are just too bad to bet on.
The Blazers are last in opponents’ shooting percentage, and the Kings aren’t far behind at 27th. With Simmons averaging 28.3 points per game over his last 3, the Blazers should have the weapons to put it on the Kings as well.
Also, there’s reverse-line movement as 71% of the money, per pregame.com, is on the Under yet the total is getting higher. Expect points to rain in on this one.
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