Spurs vs. Kings Picks, Predictions: Poeltl Holds Fort for Visitors

The Spurs are 6-9 and have lost seven of their last eight games. They lost back-to-back games to begin their current road trip. The Kings started the season 0-4 but have won their past four games, including a 32-point blowout of the Brooklyn Nets.

Spurs and Kings are playing each other on Thursday, November 17 at 10 p.m. ET at Golden 1 Center, Sacramento.

The game line opened as a 7.5-point spread in favor of the Kings. Since then, the line has moved half a point in favour of Spurs. The total is 237. 5. 59% of public tickets account for 85% on the Over.

The Spurs are 9-6 against the spread this season and the Kings 10-3 ATS. Jakob Poeltl and Domantas Sabonis are the main matchup in this game. The Kings are second-worst team by opponent field goal percentage. Since last season, the Spurs have a chance to win this one outright.

The Spurs have not been good near the basket this season. The Spurs allowed the second-most points per game in the paint. Fox and Sabonis get most of their shots off in and around the hoop. Spurs games are 26-23-0 on the Over since last season, and Kings games 30-22-1 on over when they have equal rest as their opponents.

Poeltl is coming off a season-high 31 points and 14 rebounds in his last game on Tuesday. The Kings' line is still too low. Poeltls has gone over this line in eight of his fifteen games this season and eight out of the twelve games in which he played at least 27 minutes. He scored 16 points in the one meeting against a Kings team with Sabonis starting.

Spurs vs. Kings is on 11/17/2022 at 12:11 p.m. ET.