Atlanta Hawks vs Sacramento Kings NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/13/21
2021-03-13 19:30:00 EDT
The Atlanta Hawks play host to the Sacramento Kings at the State Farm Arena on Saturday night.
The Sacramento Kings are starting to turn their season around as they’ve won three of their last five games and they will be looking to stay hot after routing the Rockets in a 125-105 home win on Thursday. De’Aaron Fox led the team with 30 points and nine assists, Buddy Hield scored 20 points with seven assists, while Harrison Barnes and Richaun Holmes each scored 20 points with 11 rebounds. As a team, the Kings shot 48 percent from the field and 11 of 33 from the 3-point line as they held the Rockets to just 18 points in the second quarter to take a 14-point lead at halftime, before pulling away in the fourth quarter as the Kings finished in a flurry.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Hawks have been in decent form as they’ve won six of their past 10 games and they be gunning for a fourth straight victory after taking down the Raptors in a thrilling 121-120 road win on Thursday. Trae Young led the team with 37 points and six assists, Danilo Gallinari added 20 points off the bench while Kevin Huerter chipped in with 19 points. As a team, the Hawks shot 43 percent from the field and 15 of 42 from the 3-point line as they squandered an early 19-point lead, before having to rally back from a 15-point deficit to steal the game on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Tony Snell who finished with six points.
Looking at the betting trends, the Kings are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games as an underdog and 3-11 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The Hawks are 0-3-1 ATS in their last four games against a team with a losing record and 1-3-1 ATS in their last five games overall.
Head to head, the over is 19-7 in the last 26 meetings overall, the Kings are 3-10 ATS in the last 13 meetings in Atlanta and the Kings are 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings overall.
The Kings have won three of their last five games and their two losses were by single digits, so they’re certainly building nicely now, while the Hawks have been in great form and will be full of confidence after their thrilling win over the Raptors on Thursday. I’m expecting a close one, but the Kings are just 3-10 ATS in the last 13 meetings in Atlanta and I think that trend continues here as the Hawks win by single digits.
