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The Oklahoma City Thunder (12-4) and Sacramento Kings (8-9) meet Monday at Golden 1 Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (NBA TV). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Thunder vs. Kings odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting; tied 2-2 in 2023-24
The Thunder picked up a 109-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday in the most recent game, but it failed to cover for the third consecutive outing. The Under has cashed in 2 in a row, and 4 of the past 5 battles.
The Kings dropped a 108-103 game at home against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, failing to cover as 10.5-point favorites as the Under (223) cashed for the third straight game. Sacramento has 0-5 ATS in the past 5 outings, too.
Sacramento is playing in the second end of a back-to-back. The Kings are 2-2 straight up (SU) in 4 games on no rest this season, while going 1-3 ATS. The Over-Under has split 2-2 in those 4 outings, too.
Thunder at Kings odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NBA odds. Lines last updated at 6:58 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Thunder -190 (bet $190 to win $100) | Kings +155 (bet $100 to win $155)
- Against the spread: Thunder -4.5 (-110) | Kings +4.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 223.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Thunder at Kings key injuries
Thunder
- F Chet Holmgren (hip) out
- G Isaiah Joe (calf) questionable
- G Nikola Topic (knee) out
- F Jaylin Williams (hamstring) out
Kings (not yet submitted – below was for Sunday’s game)
- G Devin Carter (shoulder) out
- G Mason Jones (hamstring) out
- F Malik Monk (ankle) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Thunder at Kings picks and predictions
Prediction
Thunder 114, Kings 105
Moneyline
The Thunder (-190) will cost you nearly 2 times your potential return, and that’s just a little expensive for a standalone wager, especially when backing a road team.
If you were to include OKC in a multi-leg parlay, that’s quite all right, but back off playing the Thunder straight up.
PASS.
Against the spread
Back THUNDER -4.5 (-110) at Golden 1 Center. Oklahoma City hasn’t been in action since Wednesday, and it should be rested and raring to go.
For the Kings +4.5 (-110), they were just in action Sunday, and now have the quick turnaround while facing a very difficult opponent. It isn’t likely to end well for the home side, which has been struggling mightily in the past week.
Over/Under
UNDER 223.5 (-110) is worth a look in Monday’s Western Conference battle in California’s capital city.
The Under has cashed in 3 straight games for the Kings, with Sacramento cobbling together 108 or fewer points in each of the past 3 games. The Kings have also allowed 109 or fewer points in each of those outings, too.
For the Thunder, they’ve seen the total go low in 4 of the past 5 games. The Under has a 3-2-2 edge in the past 7 meetings in this series, too, while cashing in 2 of the past 3 meetings at G1C.
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