Both the Cleveland Cavaliers (22-18) and the Sacramento Kings (16-26) play the second night of back-to-back games when they meet Monday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Cavaliers vs. Kings odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
Each team took a double-digit loss Sunday when the Cavs got dropped by the Golden State Warriors 96-82 as 8-point underdogs in Klay Thompson’s first game back and the Kings lost to the PorTrail Blazers 103-88 in Portland as 2-point favorites.
Cleveland is 2-5 straight-up (SU), 1-4-1 ATS and 3-4 O/U over the last two weeks with the 20th-ranked adjusted net rating at minus-4.1 points per 100 possessions, according to CleaningTheGlass.com (CTG).
Sactown is 3-5 SU, 3-5 ATS and 4-4 O/U during that same time span with the 24th-ranked adjusted net rating at minus-7.9 points per 100 possessions, per CTG. The Kings are currently on a four-game losing skid.
Cleveland crushed Sacramento 117-103 Dec. 11 in their first meeting, easily covering as a 6.5-point home favorite. The last four Cavaliers-Kings meetings have gone Under the total.
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Cavaliers at Kings odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Cavaliers -210 (bet $210 to win $100) | Kings +170 (bet $100 to win $170)
- Against the spread (ATS): Cavaliers -5.5 (-107) | Kings +5.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 219.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Cavaliers at Kings key injuries
Cavaliers (not officially submitted)
- SF Isaac Okoro (elbow) out
Kings (not officially submitted)
- C Richaun Holmes (reconditioning) questionable
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Cavaliers at Kings odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Cavaliers 112, Kings 103
Money line
PASS even though I expect Cleveland to roll past Sactown here because the Cavaliers (-210) is a little out of my price range for an NBA regular-season favorite.
The Cavs are 3-1 SU and ATS as road favorites with a plus-13.8 scoring margin whereas the Kings are 6-8 SU as home underdogs with a minus-6.2 scoring margin.
Against the spread
“LEAN” to the CAVALIERS -5.5 (-107) only because we are starting to see some regression from Cleveland. The Cavs have won just two of their last seven games and have covered in just one of those contests.
However, most of the situational trends point to Cleveland covering here. The Cavs are 13-6-1 ATS on the road, 11-5-1 ATS after a loss, 11-6 ATS versus Western Conference foes and 4-2-1 ATS on zero rest days.
On the other hand, the Kings are 10-13 ATS at home, 5-7 ATS versus Eastern Conference opponents and 3-5 ATS on the second of a back-to-back.
Over/Under
BET the UNDER 219.5 (-110) for 1 unit because Cleveland ranks 20th in offensive rating this month and Sacramento ranks 24th.
Both teams also played Sunday and have a combined 4-11 O/U record in the second of a back-to-back.
Also, the Cavs are 8-12 O/U on the road, the Kings are 9-14 O/U at home and Cleveland is 5-11-1 O/U versus Western Conference teams.
The UNDER 219.5 (-110) is my favorite wager in this game.
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