The Portland Trail Blazers take on the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center Wednesday in both teams’ season openers. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Trail Blazers vs. Kings odds, and our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Trail Blazers are coming off a disappointing 2021-2022 campaign in which they went 27-55. G Damian Lillard was limited to 29 games last season due to injury, so Portland should be much better offensively with him back on the court.
The Kings finished 1 spot ahead of the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference a season ago with a 30-52 record. Sacramento is hoping that G De’Aaron Fox and C Domantas Sabonis can lead the team to more wins this year.
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Trail Blazers at Kings odds
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:24 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Trail Blazers +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Kings -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Trail Blazers +2.5 (-108) | Kings -2.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 228.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Trail Blazers at Kings key injuries
Trail Blazers
- G Gary Payton II (conditioning) out
- C Olivier Sarr (wrist) out
- F Trendon Watford (hip) out
Kings
- G Kevin Huerter (ankle) questionable
- F Keegan Murray (health and safety protocols) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Trail Blazers at Kings picks and predictions
Prediction
Kings 109, Trail Blazers 104
Moneyline
I’ll back the KINGS (-140) at home with a new coach in Mike Brown that should have his team ready to play. Even with Lillard back for the Trail Blazers, it’s hard to trust their depth entering the season, especially with multiple guys already ruled out.
Against the spread
KINGS -2.5 (-112) is where I’m going in this game with Sacramento only needing to win by 2.5 points to cover the spread. The trio of Fox, Sabonis, and SF Harrison Barnes should be enough to come away with a victory at home.
Over/Under
The Over is likely going to be popular in this game with the Trail Blazers and Kings both being bottom 4 teams in defensive efficiency a season ago. Also, the Over has hit in 4 of the last 5 meetings between these squads.
Despite all of that, Brown is a defensive-minded coach and the Trail Blazers don’t have many consistent scorers outside of Lillard and SG Anfernee Simons. Give me UNDER 228.5 (-110) in this game as both teams could struggle to shoot the ball to begin the season.
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