Kings vs. Rockets Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets

The Sacramento Kings (36-26) take the court against the Houston Rockets (28-35) as 6.5-point favorites on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET on NBCS. The matchup’s point total is 231.

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In games they have played as at least 6.5-point favorites this season, the Kings are 5-10 against the spread.

In games this season in which they were an underdog by 6.5 points or more, the Rockets have a 10-10-1 record against the spread.

These teams average 231.5 points per game combined, 0.5 more than the total of 231.

Sacramento and Houston have seen its opponents average a combined 0.2 fewer points per game than the point total of 231 set for this outing.

The average total the Kings have had set in games this year is 5.5 more points than this outing’s point total.

The average over/under in Houston’s games this year is 5.1 fewer points than the point total of 231 in this outing.

Sacramento’s ATS record is 31-30-1 this season.

The Rockets’ ATS record is 33-28-2 this season.

Kings Stats & Insights

The Kings average 118.5 points per game (eighth in the league) while allowing 118.0 per contest (22nd in the NBA). They have a +27 scoring differential overall.

The Kings win the rebound battle by 1.2 boards on average. They record 43.4 rebounds per game, which ranks 16th in the league, while their opponents grab 42.2 per outing.

Sacramento knocks down 14.4 three-pointers per game (fourth-most in the league) at a 36.9% rate (13th in the NBA), compared to the 13.4 its opponents make while shooting 39.8% from beyond the arc.

The Kings rank 13th in the league by averaging 118.4 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 20th in the NBA, allowing 118.0 points per 100 possessions.

The Kings have scored at a much higher rate in home games than on the road in the 2023-24 season (121.5 at home versus 116.0 on the road), but have also allowed more points at home than on the road (120.9 opponent points per home game versus 115.7 on the road).

Rockets Stats & Insights

The Rockets score 113.0 points per game (20th in NBA) and give up 112.8 (11th in league) for a +11 scoring differential overall.

Houston wins the rebound battle by 1.1 boards on average. It collects 46.1 rebounds per game, fourth in the league, while its opponents pull down 45.0.

The Rockets connect on 12.2 three-pointers per game (19th in the league) compared to their opponents’ 12.4. They shoot 34.9% from deep, and their opponents shoot 35.1%.

The Rockets’ 113.9 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 24th in the NBA, and the 113.7 points they allow per 100 possessions rank seventh in the league.

Houston is putting up more points at home (115.0 per game) than away (110.9).

Kings Key Players to Watch

Domantas Sabonis accumulates 20.0 points, 13.5 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game.

This season, De’Aaron Fox is averaging 27.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game.

Fox makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Kings, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.8 per contest.

Fox averages 1.9 steals per game, while Keegan Murray swats 0.7 shots per contest.

Rockets Key Players to Watch

Alperen Sengun is at the top of the Rockets scoring and rebounding leaderboards with 21.2 points per game and 9.4 rebounds per game to go with 5.0 assists per contest this season.

The Rockets have gotten 16.6 points, 8.0 assists and 3.7 rebounds out of Fred VanVleet this season.

VanVleet knocks down 3.0 threes per game.

The Rockets’ defensive effort gets a lift from Sengun’s 1.2 steals and VanVleet’s 0.8 blocks per game.

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