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Kings vs Thunder: Interesting matchup on the West
The Sacramento Kings are visiting the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center on Sunday night.
The Kings are beginning a three-game road trip
The Sacramento Kings are fifth in the Western Conference with a 30-21 record. They have won 3 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 135-106 win over the Denver Nuggets, with Malik Monk scoring 23 points and Domantas Sabonis recording his 16th triple-double of the season with 17 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists. De’Aaron Fox is the leading scorer for the Kings, averaging 26.6 points per game. Sacramento is seventh in the league, scoring 118.7 points per game, and is ranked third by making 15 three-pointers per game.
The Thunder have lost the last two games
The Oklahoma City Thunder are fourth in the Western Conference with a 35-17 record. After winning three consecutive games, the Thunder lost the next two and are coming off a 146-111 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. The Thunder are second in the league, shooting 50.1% from the field, they are ranked third with 39.2% shooting from three-point territory, and they are fourth, scoring 120.8 points per game. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the second-best scorer in the league, averaging 31.1 points per game.
Betting Trends
The Thunder have played over the total point line in 4 of their last 5 games and in 8 of the last 9 games against teams from the Pacific Division. Sacramento has gone over in their last five games.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Thunder have lost the last two games, and that has dropped them to fourth place in the conference. They made a great deal trading for Gordon Hayward, who will bring them experience and another scoring option. The Kings have seen many ups and downs so far in the season, and they are expected to play much better from this point on. The Thunder are the better team at the moment, but the Kings have won the last eight head-to-head games. The total point line is set at 229.5 for tonight’s game, which is way low given the fact that the Thunder are the fourth-best scoring team in the league. This will be a high-paced game and will go way over the given line.
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