The Portland Trail Blazers (28-30) come out of the All-Star break on the road to take on the Sacramento Kings (32-25) Thursday. Tip-off at Golden 1 Center is at 10 p.m ET (NBA TV). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Trail Blazers vs. Kings odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Trail Blazers lost 4 of 6 games on a homestand before the break. They last played on Feb 14, falling 126-101 to the Washington Wizards as 1-point home underdogs.
The Kings also went into the break with a loss, losing 120-109 on the road to the Phoenix Suns as 2.5-point road dogs. They went 5-5 in their last 10 games.
The Blazers won the 1st meeting of the year 115-108 in Sacramento as 3-point underdogs.
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Trail Blazers at Kings odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:15 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Trail Blazers +180 (bet $100 to win $180) | Kings -210 (bet $210 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Trail Blazers +5.5 (-110) | Kings -5.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 239.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Trail Blazers at Kings key injuries
Trail Blazers
- C Ibou Badji (knee) out
- C Jusuf Nurkic (calf) out
- G Anfernee Simons (ankle) out
- F Justise Winslow (ankle) out
Kings
- F KZ Okpala (knee) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Trail Blazers at Kings picks and predictions
Prediction
Kings 121, Trail Blazers 114
Moneyline
The Trail Blazers are 12-16 on the road this season and, while they have won 2 of their last 3 on the road, they are 2-9 in their last 11 road games.
The Kings are 17-12 at home and would be the better bet, but the line makes betting them not worth the action.
PASS.
Against the spread
The Trail Blazers covered the spread only once in their last 6 games. Their last 9 losses have all been by at least 7 points. They are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 road games.
The Kings are 1-3 ATS in their last 4 games and they have failed to cover the spread in the last 6 games when they have had 3 or more days of rest. Sacramento is also the healthier team.
BET KINGS -5.5 (-110).
Over/Under
The 1stt game between the teams had only 223 points. Four of the Kings’ last 6 games had at least 240 total points. Three of the Blazers’ last 4 before the All-Star break also had 240 or more points.
But after a long layoff, expect something less high-scoring.
BET UNDER 239.5 (-112).
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