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Sacramento Kings at Charlotte Hornets odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Monday’s Sacramento Kings at Charlotte Hornets odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Sacramento Kings (1-4) travel to meet the Charlotte Hornets (3-3) at Spectrum Center Monday in Charlotte, N.C. Tip is set for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Kings vs. Hornets odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

The Kings hit the road for just the 2nd time this season, kicking off a 4-game trip in Charlotte Monday. Sacramento picked up a 119-113 win over the Miami Heat Saturday, snapping an 0-4 start. The Kings have started off hot from the field, hitting at a 48.5% clip.

The Hornets registered an impressive 120-113 OT win over the defending champion Golden State Warriors Saturday, winning outright as 10.5-point underdogs. Charlotte has covered 3 of the past 4 games, and the Over is hitting at a 4-1-1 clip to start the season.

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Kings at Hornets odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:27 a.m. ET.

  • Moneyline (ML): Kings -125 (bet $125 to win $100) | Hornets +102 (bet $100 to win $102)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Kings -1.5 (-112) | Hornets +1.5 (-108)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 232.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Kings at Hornets key injuries

Kings

  • None

Hornets

  • PG LaMelo Bell (ankle) out
  • SG Cody Martin (quadriceps) doubtful
  • PG Terry Rozier (ankle) doubtful

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

Kings at Hornets picks and predictions

Prediction

Hornets 119, Kings 115

Moneyline

The HORNETS (+102) are a solid play at even money as short ‘dogs at home.

Charlotte has some confidence after topping the Warriors last time out, and it will look to exploit the weak Sacramento team defense and keep up the good work.

Charlotte is 6th in the NBA with 118.5 PPG, while hitting 37.6% from downtown. The Hornets are also No. 1 in the league in 3PT defense, allowing just 28.2% from behind the arc.

Against the spread

The Hornets +1.5 (-108) aren’t recommended catching the point and a half unless you believe strongly that the Kings will win by just 1 point. If you like Charlotte, play the moneyline, which is a better value.

PASS.

Over/Under

It might be a nail-biter, but OVER 232.5 (-110) is the play for the total.

Charlotte drives this Over train, as it is scoring 118.5 PPG through the first 6 games, while yielding 115.8 PPG. The Over is 4-1-1 for the Hornets overall this season, including 1-0-1 in 2 games at Spectrum Center.

Sacramento ranks 28th in field-goal percentage defense at 48.5%, and it is yielding 118.8 PPG, 24th in the NBA.

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Sacramento Kings at Charlotte Hornets odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Friday’s Sacramento Kings at Charlotte Hornets odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Sacramento Kings (11-14) travel to the Queen City for a 7 p.m. ET tip-off against the Charlotte Hornets (14-13) at the Spectrum Center. Below, we look at the Kings vs. Hornets odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions, and bets.

Sactown has won four of its past six games in the last two weeks including three straight (3-0 ATS) over the Los Angeles Clippers, twice, and the Orlando Magic.

The Kings are 4-2 ATS and 4-2 O/U in their last six games with the 20th-ranked non-garbage time efficiency differential, according to CleaningTheGlass.com.

The banged-up Hornets are just 2-5 overall but 5-2 ATS and 6-0-1 O/U in their last seven games. Charlotte has lost back-to-back games to the Philadelphia 76ers entering Friday. The Hornets are 15th in non-garbage time efficiency differential over the past two weeks (CtG).

Sactown snapped a five-game losing streak to Charlotte (0-5 ATS) with a 140-110 whooping in their first meeting of the season, Nov. 5. However, Kings big Richaun Holmes, who put up 23 points and 20 rebounds, has been ruled out for Friday’s Kings-Hornets game.

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Kings at Hornets odds, spread and lines

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 2 p.m. ET.

  • Money line: Kings -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Hornets -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Kings -1.5 (-107) | Hornets +1.5 (-115)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 231.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Kings at Hornets key injuries

Kings

  • C Richaun Holmes (eye) out

Hornets

  • PG LaMelo Ball (health and safety protocols) out
  • SG Terry Rozier (health and safety protocols) out
  • PG Ish Smith (health and safety protocols) out
  • C Mason Plumlee (calf) out

Kings at Hornets odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Kings 122, Hornets 112

Money line

BET the KINGS (-115) for 1 unit because they have a winning record as a road favorite since the beginning of last season (5-4 overall) and play very well against bad defenses.

For instance, Charlotte ranks dead-last in defensive rating, and Sactown is 7-2 overall with a plus-4.7 efficiency differential and a plus-3.5 ATS margin (ranked sixth) vs. teams in the bottom-10 of defensive efficiency (CtG).

Furthermore, we saw the Kings get whatever they wanted against a fully healthy Hornets team in their first meeting. And while Sactown is missing a starter, Charlotte is missing two or three starters.

Lastly, I believe the Hornets’ four-game cover streak is motivating the market to back Charlotte against a bad Kings team. This makes sense, but, Sactown has been winning games recently, and the Hornets have not.

Against the spread

PASS since Sactown’s money line is only 10 cents on the dollar more expensive than the Kings -1.5 (-105). Don’t be cheap, just lay it with Sactown -115 outright.

Over/Under

Slight “LEAN” to the OVER 231.5 (-110) because neither team plays defense, and both play at a top-5 pace.

On top of that, four of the last five Kings-Hornets meetings have gone Over the total, Sactown is 5-2 O/U in its past seven games, and Charlotte is 6-0-1 O/U in its last seven.

My concern with the Over is obvious: If either or both teams have just one off-shooting quarter then an Over bet is in serious jeopardy.

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