Boston Celtics (49-23) vs. Sacramento Kings (43-27)
March 21, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Sacramento Kings +4.5; Over/Under: +238.5
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The Sacramento Kings play host to the Boston Celtics at the Golden 1 Center on Tuesday night.
The Boston Celtics have been in decent shape as they’ve won four of their last six games overall, but they will be looking to bounce back in this one after coming up painfully short to the Jazz in a 118-117 road loss on Saturday. Jaylen Brown led the team with 25 points and six assists, Grant Williams added 23 points on eight of 16 shooting while Malcolm Brogdon chipped in with 16 points off the bench. As a team, the Celtics shot 47 percent from the field and 22 of 51 from the 3-point line as they set the tone with 34 points in the first quarter to jump out to a 19-point lead, but they never put the Jazz away and it cost them in the end as the Jazz rallied all the way back to win by the smallest margin. Despite losing the lead, the Celtics still had two shots in the final 31 seconds to steal the game but missed on both occasions.
Meanwhile, the Sacramento Kings have been on fire as they’ve won 11 of their last 13 games overall and they will be gunning for a fourth straight win 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 on eight of 13 shooting off the bench while Keegan Murray chipped in with 19 points. As a team, the Kings shot 55 percent from the field and 22 of 37 from the 3-point line as they took control of the contest with 71 points in the first half and they just never took their foot off the gas, outscoring the Wizards in every quarter to keep their win streak alive.
Looking at the betting trends, the Celtics are 5-2 ATS in their last seven road games, 2-5 ATS in their last seven games against a team with a winning record and 14-3 ATS in their last 17 games against a team above .600. The Kings are 4-1 ATS in their last five games against a team with a winning record, 1-8 ATS in their last nine games against a team above .600 and 6-1 ATS in their last seven games overall.
Head to head, the under is 5-2 in the last seven meetings overall and the under is 5-2 in the last seven meetings in Sacramento.
The Celtics are shorthanded again as Payton Pritchard is still out, while the Kings are still missing Kevin Huerter. The Celtics were starting to heat up again before they got stopped in their tracks by the Jazz on Saturday, while the Kings have been on fire with their recent run of form and they are a solid 6-1 ATS in their last seven games overall. The Celtics still open as favorites on the road as they are a solid 14-3 ATS in their last 17 games against a team above .600, but I think the Kings can continue their strong form with another win in this one.
