Sacramento Kings (34-25) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (28-31)
February 26, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Oklahoma City Thunder +4; Over/Under: -
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The Sacramento Kings and the Oklahoma City Thunder duke it out at the Paycom Center on Sunday night.
The Sacramento Kings have been in fine form as they’ve won five of their last seven games overall and they will be gunning for a third straight victory after outlasting the Clippers in a thrilling 176-175 double overtime win on Friday. Malik Monk led the team with 45 points and six assists on 15 of 24 shooting off the bench, De’Aaron Fox added 42 points with 12 assists while Domantas Sabonis tallied 20 points with 10 rebounds and four assists. As a team, the Kings shot 58 percent from the field and 18 of 41 from the 3-point line as they forced the second overtime thanks to free throws from Monk, before they escaped with the narrow win thanks to Fox who made the game-winning shot with 36 seconds left on the clock.
Meanwhile, the Oklahoma City Thunder have been in a bit of a rut as they’ve lost three of their past four games and they will be hoping to avoid a third straight defeat after getting burned by the Suns in a 124-115 road loss on Friday. Isaiah Joe drained six 3-pointers to lead the team with 28 points on 11 of 17 shooting, Jalen Williams added 22 points with six rebounds and four assists while Luguentz Dort chipped in with 17 points and 10 rebounds. As a team, the Thunder shot 43 percent from the field and 15 of 38 from the 3-point line as they did a decent job of hanging with the Suns in a close contest until the fourth quarter where the Suns were able to pull away.
Looking at the betting trends, the Kings are 1-4 ATS in their last five games following a win and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games against a team with a losing record. The Thunder are 14-6 ATS in their last 20 home games, 0-3-1 ATS in their last four games against a team with a winning record and 3-1-2 ATS in their last six games overall.
Head to head, the under is 4-1 in the last five meetings in Oklahoma City, the Kings are 9-3 ATS in the last 12 meetings in Oklahoma City and the Kings are 0-3-1 ATS in the last four meetings overall.
The Kings don’t have a single player listed on the injury report, while the Thunder will again be missing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Kings come into this meeting with plenty of winning momentum and they would’ve taken so much confidence from their thrilling double-overtime win over the Clippers in their last outing, so I’ll take them to continue their strong form with another win over this shorthanded Thunder team. The Kings are 9-3 ATS in the last 12 meetings in Oklahoma City and I think that trend continues here.
