Portland Trail Blazers at Sacramento Kings odds, picks and predictions
The Portland Trail Blazers (3-4) and Sacramento Kings (2-4) meet Wednesday at Golden 1 Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Trail Blazers vs. Kings odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting; Kings won 3-1 in 2022-23
The Trail Blazers stumbled out of the chute with 3 straight losses and non-covers to begin, but Portland has come alive with a 3-1 straight (SU) and against the spread (ATS) mark in the past 4 outings.
Attention to detail on the defensive side has helped, allowing 113 or fewer points in each of the past 4 outings, going Under 3 times, with the lone exception an OT win over Memphis on Friday.
The Kings struggled offensively in a double-dip sweep in Houston, averaging just 93.0 PPG in the 2 losses, while allowing 114.5 PPG. Sacramento has allowed 114 or more points in 4 of 6 outings overall, while going for 114 or fewer points in 4 of 6 contests.
Trail Blazers at Kings odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:22 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Trail Blazers +260 (bet $100 to win $260) | Kings -350 (bet $350 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Trail Blazers +8.5 (-115) | Kings -8.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 222.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Trail Blazers at Kings key injuries
Trail Blazers
- G Scoot Henderson (ankle) out
- F Ish Wainwright (calf) out
- C Robert Williams III (knee) out
Kings
- G De'Aaron Fox (ankle) out
- F Trey Lyles (calf) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
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Trail Blazers at Kings picks and predictions
Prediction
Kings 111, Trail Blazers 106
Moneyline
The Kings (-350) will cost you 3 1/2 times your potential return, and that's quite a bit of risk on a sub-.500 team playing terrible basketball.
PASS, and look to the spread instead.
Against the spread
The TRAIL BLAZERS +8.5 (-115) are the play, catching more than 4 buckets, although neither side has given bettors a lot of confidence. This is worth playing lightly, at best.
The Kings have failed to cash in the past 2 outings, while the Blazers have cashed in 3 of the past 4 outings. Sacramento has covered in 3 straight meetings in this series, too, while going 6-2 ATS across the past 8 meetings overall.
Over/Under
UNDER 222.5 (-110) is a strong play in this matchup in California's capital city.
The total has gone low in 3 of the past 4 games overall for the Blazers, with Portland scoring 100 or fewer points in 4 of the past 6 outings.
The Kings have also struggled offensively, going with less than 101 points in 3 outings, averaging just 95.7 PPG in the span.
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