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Washington Wizards (6-34) vs. Sacramento Kings (21-20)
January 19, 2025 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Sacramento Kings -15.5; Over/Under: 235
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The Washington Wizards and the Sacramento Kings duke it out at the Golden 1 Center on Sunday night. Here’s a UMass vs NJIT Prediction. This article will include a Kings vs Wizards Pick.
Washington Wizards
The Washington Wizards have been in terrible shape as they’ve lost 11 of their last 12 games overall and they will be hoping to bounce back after getting beaten by the Warriors in a 122-114 road defeat last night. Jordan Poole led the team with 38 points and five assists, Kyle Kuzma added 22 points with six rebounds and four assists while Carlton Carrington chipped in with 17 points. As a team, the Wizards shot 44 percent from the field and 22 of 45 from the 3-point line as they stormed out of the gates with 60 points in the first half to take the early lead. They couldn’t maintain that pace in the second half where the Warriors poured in 69 points to steal the game at the end. The Wizards will take on the Lakers after this game.
Sacramento Kings
Meanwhile, the Sacramento Kings have been in red-hot form as they’ve won eight of their last nine games overall and they will be eager to stay hot after outlasting the Rockets in a 132-127 home win on Thursday. DeMar DeRozan led the team with 33 points on 12 of 23 shooting, Malik Monk added 26 points with nine assists, Domantas Sabonis tallied 20 points with 14 rebounds and seven assists while De’Aaron Fox chipped in with 19 points, seven assists, and four steals. As a team, the Kings shot 50 percent from the field and 14 of 33 from the 3-point line. The Kings poured in 35 points in the second quarter to build a 16-point lead which proved to be just enough to hold off a late charge from the Rockets. The Kings will play against the Warriors and Nuggets following this one.
Why the Sacramento Kings will win
- The Wizards have lost each of their last 24 night games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The favorites have won each of the Wizards’ last nine games.
- The Wizards have failed to cover the spread in each of their last four road games on the second leg of a back-to-back against Western Conference opponents.
- The Kings have covered the spread in four of their last five games against Southeast Division opponents.
Why the Washington Wizards will win
- The Kings have lost four of their last five games as favorites when playing with a rest advantage.
- The road team has won three of the Wizards’ last four games.
- The Kings have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six games against Eastern Conference opponents that held a losing record.
- The Wizards have covered the spread in six of their last seven road games against Pacific Division opponents following a loss.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Kings rank 2nd in the league for free throw percentage this season (81.0%).
- The Kings rank 29th in the league for opponent free throw percentage this season (79.6%).
- The Wizards rank 30th in the league for opponent points per game this season (122.8).
- The Wizards rank 30th in the league for point differential per game this season (-14.0).
Kings vs Wizards Prediction
The Wizards are still shorthanded with Malcolm Brogdon and Marvin Bagley both out, while the Kings are keeping an eye on Keon Ellis who is questionable for this one. The Wizards haven’t been able to get anything going lately and they weren’t able to get the job done last night despite leading for most of the game. While the Kings are playing some of their best basketball of the season and just took down a red-hot Rockets team in their last outing. The Kings were always going to be heavy favorites at home and I think they can get it done with ease with the Wizards playing their second game of a back-to-back set.