The Dallas Mavericks (40-29) face the Sacramento Kings (28-38) Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. ET in the Orlando bubble. We analyze the Mavericks-Kings NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Mavericks vs. Kings: Key injuries
Mavericks
- SG Seth Curry (leg) doubtful
- PF Dwight Powell (Achilles) out
- SG Courtney Lee (calf) out
Kings
- C Alex Len (conditioning) questionable
- PF Marvin Bagley III (foot) out
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Mavericks vs. Kings: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Mavericks 132, Sacramento 119
Moneyline (ML)
The Mavericks (-223) come into Tuesday having lost back-to-back games to the Houston Rockets, 153-149, and the Phoenix Suns, 117-115, to begin the restart.
Despite those poor results, Dallas did clinch a playoff berth and their best two players—C Kristaps Porzingis and G Luka Doncic—are averaging 30-plus-point double-doubles in the last two games.
The Kings (+180) can kiss their season goodbye if they can’t win this game. Sacramento also has lost their first two games of the restart to the San Antonio Spurs (129-120) and Orlando Magic (132-116).
The Kings are 1-2 against the Mavericks this season. The one win came in Dallas and without their second-year PG De’Aaron Fox. Their path to victory is Fox aggressively attacking the basket and getting hot from three. Both could happen.
But NBA regular-season games are too random to bet the Mavericks (-223) at that price. So Dallas being fueled by consecutive losses, and the Kings (+180) being below-.500, has me PASSING ON THE MONEYLINE.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The MAVERICKS -5.5 (-110) are much closer to looking like their regular-season selves, which are a good team, than the Kings +5.5 (-110), which are a bad team. Essentially if SG Tim Hardaway and Doncic don’t go a combined 0-11 from three, the Mavericks beat the Suns in Dallas’ last game.
Sacramento can’t guard anyone and have a bottom-10 defense. They are ranked 20th in defensive efficiency, 24th in opponent effective field-goal percentage and 26th in opponent free-throw attempts per field-goal attempts.
The Mavericks have the highest-rated offense in the NBA with the fourth-best effective field-goal percentage and the second-most three-pointers made. Dallas can have their way against Sacramento and this will be a get right game for them. BET MAVERICKS -5.5 (-110).
Over/Under (O/U)
The total is set at 236.5 and it’s crazy-high for a reason. Their combined Over/Under record on the season is 77-58 and the Over is 4-0 in the last four Mavericks-Kings meetings. It’s too easy to score on Sacramento and Dallas isn’t a defensive juggernaut. I LEAN OVER 236.5 (-110).
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