Sacramento Kings vs. Boston Celtics odds, tips and betting trends
Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics (20-6) play De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings (16-9) on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at Golden 1 Center, at 10:00 PM ET on NBA TV, NBCS-CA, and NBCS-BOS.
The Kings enter their game as a 2.5-point favorite against the Celtics. The point total for the game is 237.5.
Kings vs. Celtics Betting Odds
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- Spread: Sacramento -2.5
- Total: 237.5
- Moneyline: Sacramento -137, Boston +116
- Pick ATS: Celtics (+ 2.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (237.5)
- Prediction:
Celtics 118 – Kings 114
- Sacramento has been chosen as the favorite in 18 games this year and has walked away with the win 12 times (66.7%) in those games.
- This year, Sacramento has won eight of 11 games when listed as at least -137 or better on the moneyline.
- Sacramento has an implied victory probability of 57.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Boston has not played as the moneyline underdog so far this season.
- Boston has yet to play as a moneyline underdog of +116 or longer.
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives Boston a 46.3% chance to win.
- The 118.2 points per game the Kings average are 8.8 more points than the Celtics allow (109.4).
- When Sacramento puts up more than 109.4 points, it is 12-7 against the spread and 15-4 overall.
- When it scores more than 117.2 points, Boston is 6-6-1 against the spread and 11-2 overall.
- Sacramento has an ATS record of 9-2 and an 8-3 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 118 points.
- The Kings are the league’s seventh-ranked scoring team (118.2 PPG), while the Celtics allow the rank third in points per game (109.4) in NBA action.
- The eighth-ranked scoring NBA team (118 PPG) is Boston, while the Sacramento squad ranks 21st in the league defensively (117.2 PPG).
- The Kings have out-scored their opponents by a total of 25 points this season (one point per game on average), and the Celtics have put up 222 more points than their opponents on the year (8.6 per game).
- The average implied total for Sacramento this season is 119.1 points, 0.9 fewer points than its implied total of 120 points in Wednesday’s game.
- This season, Sacramento has put up more than 120 points in 14 games.
- The 117.4-point average implied total on the year for Boston is 0.6 fewer points than the team’s 118-point implied total in this matchup.
- Game Day: Wednesday, December 20, 2023
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBA TV, NBCS-CA, and NBCS-BOS
- Location: Sacramento, California
- Arena: Golden 1 Center
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
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