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San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings: The Kings are chasing the playoffs
The San Antonio Spurs are visiting the Sacramento Kings on Thursday at Golden 1 Center.
Will the Spurs tank for the rest of the season?
The San Antonio Spurs are at the bottom of the Western Conference with an 11-44 record. They have lost eight of their last nine games and are coming off a 116-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. The Spurs are the worst three-point shooting team in the league with 33.9% and are ranked 28th, shooting 45.9% from the field. Victor Wembanyama leads the Spurs with 20.5 points, 10 rebounds, and 3.2 blocks per game.
The Kings have split the last ten games
The Sacramento Kings are eighth in the Western Conference with a 31-23 record. They have lost four of the last six games and are coming off a 102-98 road win over the defending champion Denver Nuggets. The Kings are fourth in the league in field goals and three-pointers made per game, but they are the worst team in the league, shooting 73.2% from the free throw line. Domantas Sabonis leads the league with 17 triple doubles this season, and he averages 20.1 points, 13.2 rebounds, and 8.3 assists per game. De’Aaron Fox is the Kings leading scorer with 26.8 points per game.
Betting Trends
Four of the last five games between these two teams have gone over the total point line. Sacramento has played over the total point line in 6 of their last 8 games overall and in 5 of the last 7 home games.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Spurs played the last five games before the All-Star break on the road and will do so in the next five as well. They play with no pressure as they are at the bottom of the West and are in full rebuilding mode. The Kings, on the other hand, are under pressure as they want to be back in the playoffs after making it there for the first time in 16 years last year. The Kings defeated the Nuggets on the road in the last one, and there is no doubt they will add another win tonight. However, with the spread at -11.5 points, the best option is to go with over 242 points in total. Both teams are offensively oriented, and as the Kings will probably build an early lead, this will be a high-scoring game going way over the given line.
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