The Boston Celtics (42-28) continue their four-game Western Conference road trip with a Friday night matchup against the Sacramento Kings (25-46). Tip-off is 10 p.m. ET at Golden 1 Center. Below, we look at the Celtics vs. Kings odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
The Celtics are one of the hottest teams in the league the last two months, going 19-4 since Jan. 23. They are coming off a 110-88 blowout road win Wednesday over the Golden State Warriors and have won six of their last seven games.
The Kings have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are 3-10 in their last 13. They have only faint hopes of making it to the play-in games. With 11 games left, they are 13th in the West and trail the 10th-place Pelicans by 4 games.
Celtics at Kings odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Celtics -520 (bet $520 to win $100) | Kings +370 (bet $100 to win $370)
- Against the spread (ATS): Celtics -9.5 (-102) | Kings +9.5 (-122)
- Over/Under (O/U): 224.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)
Celtics at Kings key injuries
Celtics
- F Aaron Nesmith (ankle) out
Kings
- G Terence Davis (wrist) out
- G DeAaron Fox (hand) questionable
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Celtics at Kings odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Celtics 118, Kings 107
Money line
PASS on the money line. The Celtics are playing too well to bet against them, but the price doesn’t make it worth your while. You can include a Boston win in a parlay bet, but don’t make a single bet on the money line for this game.
The Kings are better at home (16-21) than on the road (9-25), but the Celtics have won 9 of their last 10 road games.
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Against the spread
Five of the Celtics’ last 6 wins have been by double digits and they have covered the spread in 4 of their last 6 games. They are 20-14 ATS on the road this season.
The Kings 33-37-1 ATS overall this season and 18-19 ATS at home. They are 6-3-1 ATS in their last 10 games. They have not lost by double digits in the last 4 games.
However, I expect that it will be a double-digit win by Boston. Take the CELTICS -9.5 (-102).
Over/Under
The Celtics’ last 4 games have all been under Friday’s projected total, but 5 of the last 7 for the Kings have been over the 224.5 projection.
Their first matchup was a 128-75 drubbing.
The Kings have averaged 115.1 points in their last seven contests.
Take OVER 224.5 (-115).
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