The Sacramento Kings (30-23) play the 2nd end of a back-to-back set against the Houston Rockets (13-41). Tip-off from Toyota Center in Houston is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Kings vs. Rockets odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Kings picked up a 140-120 victory in the front-end of the 2-game set on Monday, covering a 7-point number as the Over easily connected.
Sacramento got better in a number of ways in snapping a 2-game losing streak while posting its 2nd-highest point total of the season. So far this season, 2 of the team’s 3 highest offensive outputs are against Houston, as the Kings dropped 139 on Jan. 13 against the Rockets at Golden 1 Center.
The Rockets have lost 3 in a row, and Houston has allowed 293 total points, or 146.5 PPG, in the last 2 outings. The Over is 4-0 in the last 4 games overall for the skidding Rockets.
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Kings at Rockets odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 10:37 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kings -330 (bet $330 to win $100) | Rockets +270 (bet $100 to win $270)
- Against the spread (ATS): Kings -7.5 (-105) | Rockets +7.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 240.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Kings key injuries
Kings
- None
Rockets
- G Garrison Mathews (toe) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Kings at Rockets picks and predictions
Prediction
Kings 132, Rockets 118
Moneyline
The Kings (-330) will cost you more than 3 times your potential return, and that’s quite expensive. There is very little value betting heavy favorites like that, even tossing them into a multi-team parlay.
PASS.
Against the spread
KINGS -7.5 (-105) is a strong play. Normally it’s difficult to defeat a team in back-to-back situations, but Sacramento already proved it can do it against the Rockets +7.5 (-115).
Sacramento won 135-115 on Jan. 11 to cover a 9-point number, while winning 139-114 in the second-end of the back-to-back on Jan. 13 as a 9.5-point favorite. The Over cashed in both outings. Sacramento covered Monday as the Over cashed, too. Look for more of the same.
Over/Under
OVER 240.5 (-112) is the play, even if this seems like an awfully high number, as the Rockets have offered very little resistance defensively.
The Over is 5-0 in the last 5 for Sacramento against losing teams, while the Over is 5-1 in the last 6 for Houston against teams with a winning overall mark.
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