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Jazz vs Kings Pick – NBA Predictions & Odds 3/20/23

Sacramento Kings (43-27) vs. Utah Jazz (34-36)
March 20, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Utah Jazz +6.5; Over/Under: -
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The Sacramento Kings travel to the Vivint Arena to do battle with the Utah Jazz on Monday night.

The Sacramento Kings have been one of the hottest teams in the league as they’ve won 11 of their last 13 games overall and they will be aiming for a fourth straight victory after routing the Wizards in a 132-118 road win on Saturday. Domantas Sabonis led the team with 30 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists, Terrence Davis added 21 points off the bench while Keegan Murray chipped in with 19 points. As a team, the Kings shot 55 percent from the field and a sizzling 22 of 37 from the 3-point line as they set the tone with 71 points in the first half, and they never let off as they outpaced the Wizards the rest of the way to lead by as many as 23 points at one stage.

Meanwhile, the Utah Jazz are starting to heat up as they’ve won three of their past four games overall and they will be eager to stay hot after outlasting the Celtics in a 118-117 home win on Saturday. Lauri Markkanen led the team with 28 points, 10 rebounds and three assists, Talen Horton-Tucker added 19 points with seven rebounds and five assists while Ochai Ogbaji chipped in with 16 points. As a team, the Jazz shot 43 percent from the field and 17 of 41 from the 3-point line as they got off to a poor start and fell behind by as many as 19 points, but they chipped away at the deficit and closed the final 4:18 on a 14-6 run to snatch the game from the jaws of defeat.

Looking at the betting trends, the Kings are 7-0 ATS in their last seven road games, 5-0 ATS in their last five games against a team with a losing record and 6-1 ATS in their last seven games overall. The Jazz are 1-4-1 ATS in their last six home games, 4-0-2 ATS in their last six games against a team with a winning record and 5-0 ATS in their last five games overall.

Head to head, the over is 4-1 in the last five meetings overall, the Kings are 2-7-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings overall and the Kings are 15-7-3 ATS in the last 25 meetings in Utah.

The Kings could be shorthanded here as Trey Lyles and Kevin Huerter are both questionable, while the Jazz are still missing Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton with Lauri Markkanen listed as questionable. The Kings could be missing a couple players, but that’s nothing compared to what the Jazz could be missing in this matchup, so I’m going with the Kings who are 15-7-3 ATS in the last 23 meetings in Utah.

Peter Tran's Free Pick: Sacramento -6.5

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