Sacramento Kings vs. Charlotte Hornets odds, tips and betting trends
The Charlotte Hornets (7-24) will be trying to break an 11-game losing streak when hitting the road against the Sacramento Kings (19-12) on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at Golden 1 Center. It airs at 10:00 PM ET on NBCS-CA and BSSE.
The Kings are a heavy favorite against the Hornets when the Kings and the Hornets meet. The Kings are favored by 16 points.
The matchup features an over/under of 232.
Kings vs. Hornets Betting Odds
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- Spread: Sacramento -16
- Total: 232
- Moneyline: Sacramento -1769, Charlotte +970
- Pick ATS: Hornets (+ 16)
- Pick OU:
Over (232)
- Prediction:
Kings 124 – Hornets 110
- Sacramento has been chosen as the favorite in 23 games this year and has walked away with the win 14 times (60.9%) in those games.
- Sacramento has yet to enter a game this year with shorter moneyline odds than -1769.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Sacramento has a 94.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Charlotte has been the underdog on the moneyline 28 total times this season. Buzz City has finished 6-22 in those games.
- Charlotte has not yet played as a moneyline underdog of +970 or longer.
- Charlotte has an implied moneyline win probability of 9.3% in this matchup.
- The 117.5 points per game the Kings score are just 3.6 fewer points than the Hornets allow (121.1).
- Sacramento is 12-2 against the spread and 14-0 overall when scoring more than 121.1 points.
- Charlotte is 7-5 against the spread and 6-6 overall when it scores more than 116.8 points.
- Sacramento is 6-1 against the spread and 5-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 110 points.
- The Kings are the NBA’s eighth-ranked scoring team (117.5 PPG), while the Hornets rank 25th in points per game allowed (121.1) in the league.
- Charlotte is the NBA’s 27th-ranked offense (110 PPG), while Sacramento is the 21st-ranked defense (116.8).
- The Kings have totaled 24 more points than their opponents this season (0.7 per game on average), while the Hornets have been out-scored by 344 total points (11.1 per game average differential).
- Sacramento has an average implied point total of 119.5 this year, which is 4.5 points lower than its implied total in Tuesday’s game (124).
- So far this season, Sacramento has recorded more than 124 points in 12 games.
- Charlotte’s average implied point total on the year (118.6 points) is 10.6 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (108 points).
- Game Day: Tuesday, January 2, 2024
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBCS-CA and BSSE
- Location: Sacramento, California
- Arena: Golden 1 Center
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
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