The Sacramento Kings (15-28) visit the Motor City to play the Detroit Pistons (16-28) at the Little Caesars Arena for a 7 p.m. ET tip Wednesday night. We analyze Kings-Pistons odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Kings at Pistons: Key injuries
KINGS
- PF Richaun Holmes (shoulder) out
PISTONS
- PG Tim Frazier (flu) out
- SG Luke Kennard (knee) out
- PF Blake Griffin (knee) out
- PG Reggie Jackson (spine) questionable
- C Andre Drummond (mouth) questionable
- PF Markieff Morris (toe) probable
- PG Bruce Brown (thumb) available
Kings at Pistons: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Kings 111, Pistons 104
Moneyline (ML)
The Kings dropped their fifth straight Monday with a 118-113 overtime loss at Miami after a crushing fourth-quarter collapse. Detroit lost 106-100 at Washington Monday to end a two-game winning streak. Derrick Rose had his ninth consecutive 20 or more points game against the Wizards, however, and his name has been included in trade rumors due to the Pistons being a tank candidate.
The edge goes to the road team — Kings -115 — in this matchup. Motivation has to be through the roof for Sacramento to snap its losing streak and the Kings have won their last two meetings against the Pistons (both last season). Plus look at the injury report for the Pistons, who could be without five key contributors. Rebounding is key to this matchup — the team that got the most rebounds won eight out of the previous 10 Kings-Pistons games — so if Drummond isn’t out there, the Pistons could be in big trouble on the glass. Also, Detroit has played the second-easiest schedule in the NBA.
BET KINGS -115. New to sports betting? You would need to bet $115 on the Kings to win outright to make a $100 profit.
Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
BET KINGS -1.5 (-106) since it’s such a bettor-friendly vig and the low probability of Kings-Pistons being decided by a single point.
New to sports betting? Bet $53 on the Kings to win by 2 or more points to earn a profit of $50.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 222.5 (-106) is the right play here mostly because both teams are trash offensively. The Kings rank 24th in points per game and 21st in offensive rating, while the Pistons are 21st in PPG and 19th in offensive rating. Both teams also play at a slower tempo; Sacramento ranks 28th in Pace and Detroit ranks 20th. Furthermore, the referees assigned to this game have a combined over/under record of 40-45 so far this season.
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