Sacramento Kings vs. Phoenix Suns Prediction, Preview, and Odds
The Sacramento Kings (23-16) go on the road to play the Phoenix (21-18) on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET. Sacramento is coming off a 143-142 OT loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. Phoenix is coming off a 127-116 win over Portland.
Kings On Two-Game Losing Skid
Sacramento is on a two-game losing streak and is now 2-2 on their road trip which concludes on Tuesday in Phoenix. The Kings are coming off the loss to the Bucks in a game they trailed 95-91 going into the fourth quarter. Sacramento was able to force OT but suffered the loss. In the loss, the Kings were led by Domantas Sabonis who had a triple-double with 21 points, 15 assists, and 13 rebounds, De'Aaron Fox had 32 points, Kevin Huerter had a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds, while Harrison Barnes had 14 points, and off the bench for Sacramento, Malik Monk had 28 points.
The Kings are currently 23-16 which is good for sixth in the Western Confernece and Sacramento has been led by their offense. The Kings have an offensive rating of 117 which ranks 14th while averaging 118.2 PPG which ranks eighth and shooting 47.5% from the field and 36.9% from three. Defensively, Sacramento is allowing 117.7 PPG which ranks 21st and has a defensive rating of 116.5.
Sacramento lists Keegan Murray as day-to-day.
Suns Return Home
Phoenix is currently 21-18 which is eighth place in the West as the Suns are averaging 115.8 PPG while shooting 48.3% from the field and 37.4% from three with an offensive rating of 117.8 which ranks 11th. Defensively, Phoenix is allowing 114.4 PPG which ranks 15th while having a defensive rating of 116.3 which ranks 16th.
The Suns are coming off a 127-116 road win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Phoenix led 71-61 at the half and cruised to the win in the second half. In the victory, the Suns were led by Devin Booker who had 34 points, Bradley Beal had 23 points, Kevin Durant had 21, Grayson Allen had 20 points, and Jusuf Nurkic had a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Phoenix will be without Damion Lee while Bol Bol is day-to-day.
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Sacramento has lost two games in a row as the Kings conclude their road trip against the Phoenix Suns who are starting to play well, now that Beal is healthy. The Suns are 14-24-1 against the spread this season, which is near the bottom of the league, but Phoenix should be able to score plenty against this Kings defense which has struggled. Sacramento doesn't play well defensively and will have a hard time guarding Durant, Beal, and Booker.
Lay the points with the Suns.
Prediction: Suns
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The over is also the way to go in this game between two of the best offenses in the NBA. Along with both teams having great offenses, both defenses do struggle, which should result in open shots. This season, Sacramento is 19-18-2 in hitting the over while Phoenix is 22-17 in hitting the over and at home is 14-8. Finally, this season, the Kings are playing at a pace of 102.1 which ranks 11th while having an offensive efficiency of 113.8 which ranks 14th while the Suns' offensive efficiency ranks 12th and Phoenix plays at a pace of 100.3, but the King force teams to play faster which is why the over is the way to go here.
Take the over.
Prediction: Over
Cole Shelton graduated from Sheridan College in 2017 and while he was there, began enamored with sports betting. He grew up watching all the major sports in NHL, NBA, MLB, NFL and has since begun covering MMA as well. Cole has a proven track record as a winning bettor for past sites before joining SaltStat. He currently covers MMA at BJPENN among other sites and all sports at CBC Sports in Canada along with his work at SaltStat.
