The Utah Jazz (35-38) travel to meet the Sacramento Kings (44-29) on Saturday at Golden 1 Center. Tip is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Jazz vs. Kings odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Jazz were destroyed by the Milwaukee Bucks at home Friday night, losing 144-116 as a 9.5-point underdog as the Over (234) cashed. Utah has dropped 2 in a row, with an average losing margin of 20.0 points per game (PPG).
Utah has cashed the Over in 7 in a row, while going 9-0-1 in the past 10 games overall. That includes a 128-120 win over Sacramento at Vivint SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City March 20 as a 7-point underdog with the Over (240.5) cashing.
The Kings snapped a 2-game losing streak with a 135-127 win over the Phoenix Suns as a 4.5-point favorite as the Over (239) cashed. Sacramento has cashed the Over in 4 straight and 6 of the past 8 games overall.
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Jazz 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 8:15 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Jazz +270 (bet $100 to win $270) | Kings -330 (bet $330 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Jazz +7.5 (-112) | Kings -7.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 238.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Jazz at Kings key injuries
Jazz
- F Rudy Gay (back) questionable
- F Lauri Markkanen (hand) questionable
Kings
- None
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Jazz at Kings picks and predictions
Prediction
Kings 128, Jazz 116
Moneyline
The Kings (-330) will cost you nearly 3 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s just too expensive for a singular bet. Even including Sacramento in a multi-team parlay sucks all of the value out of your ticket.
PASS.
Against the spread
The KINGS -7.5 (-108) are the play in this battle in California’s capital city. Sacramento enters this game healthy, while the Jazz +7.5 (-112) could potentially be missing Gay and Markkanen. The latter is the team’s leading scorer and rebounder, going for 25.7 points per game (PPG) and 8.6 rebounds per game (RPG), while also shooting 50.5% from the field and 40.0% from behind the 3-point line.
If Markkanen isn’t able to play, his loss would be devastating for the visitors. Gay is a solid player off the bench, but his loss wouldn’t be as significant if Markkanen can, indeed, play.
Over/Under
Play the OVER 238.5 (-112).
The Over is the play in this Western Conference battle. For Utah, the Over is 9-1-1 in the past 11 games overall, and 19-6-1 in the past 26 games on the road. However, if Markkanen cannot go, there is some concern.
The Over is also 7-3 in the past 10 games against winning teams for Utah, while going 16-5-1 in the past 22 games overall for the Kings. The Over is 6-1 in the past 7 games for Sacramento when playing on no rest, too, and 5 of the past 6 in this series.
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