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

A pair of the league’s top scorers match up when Kevin Durant (fifth, 28.9 PPG) and the Phoenix Suns (21-18) host De’Aaron Fox (sixth, 27.8 PPG) and the Sacramento Kings (23-16) on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET on NBCS. The Suns are 4.5-point favorites. The over/under for the matchup is set at 243.5.

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Suns and Kings Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

In games they have played as at least 4.5-point favorites this season, the Suns are 4-13 against the spread.

In games they have played as at least 4.5-point underdogs this year, the Kings are 1-0 against the spread.

The Suns and the Kings combine to average 9.5 fewer points per game than the total of 243.5 set for this game.

Phoenix and Sacramento have seen its opponents average a combined 11.4 fewer points per game than the over/under of 243.5 set for this matchup.

The average point total in Suns games this year is 13.3 fewer points than the total of 243.5 in this matchup.

The average over/under for Sacramento’s games this season is 7.6 fewer points than the point total of 243.5 for this outing.

So far this season, Phoenix has compiled a 14-24-1 record against the spread.

The Kings have a 21-18-0 record against the spread this year.

Suns Stats & Insights

The Suns’ +58 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 1.4 points per game) is a result of scoring 115.8 points per game (14th in the NBA) while giving up 114.4 per contest (15th in the league).

The Suns come out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 2.4 boards. They are recording 43.2 rebounds per game (19th in the league) compared to their opponents’ 40.8 per contest.

Phoenix makes 11.8 three-pointers per game (26th in the league) at a 37.4% rate (10th in the NBA), compared to the 13.0 per outing its opponents make while shooting 37.0% from beyond the arc.

The Suns’ 118.7 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 11th in the NBA, and the 117.2 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 16th in the league.

The Suns have been better offensively at home, where they average 116.9 points per game, compared to road games, where they put up 114.5 per game. Defensively, they are worse when playing at home, where they allow 115.1 points per game, versus road games, where they let their opponents to score 113.4 per game.

Kings Stats & Insights

The Kings have a +18 scoring differential, putting up 118.2 points per game (eighth in league) and conceding 117.7 (21st in NBA).

Sacramento is 12th in the NBA at 44.0 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 43.1 its opponents average.

The Kings knock down 1.7 more threes per contest than the opposition, 15.0 (third-most in the league) compared to their opponents’ 13.3.

The Kings’ 117.9 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 14th in the NBA, and the 117.5 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 17th in the league.

Sacramento scores 121.3 points per game at home, and 114.9 on the road.

Suns Key Players to Watch

The scoring leader for the Suns this season is Durant (among active players), who averages 28.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game.

Jusuf Nurkic adds 12.7 points, 3.4 assists and 10.4 rebounds per outing. Devin Booker puts up 26.8 points, 7.8 assists and 4.7 rebounds a game.

The Suns get 2.6 three-pointers per game out of Eric Gordon.

Nurkic has collected 1.0 steal and 1.1 blocks per game.

Kings Key Players to Watch

Domantas Sabonis has a top spot on the Kings rebounds and assists leaderboards, scoring 19.9 points a contest with 12.7 rebounds per game and 7.8 assists per game.

The Kings have gotten 27.8 points, 5.8 assists and 4.2 rebounds out of Fox this season.

Fox cashes in on 3.3 treys per game.

The Kings’ defensive efforts get a lift from Fox (1.6 steals per game) and Malik Monk (0.7 blocks per game).

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