The Brooklyn Nets and the Sacramento Kings duke it out at the Golden 1 Center on Sunday night. Here’s a Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction. This article will include a Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Pick.
Brooklyn Nets
The Brooklyn Nets have been in a funk as they’ve lost six of their last eight games and they will be hoping to bounce back here after getting thrashed by the struggling 76ers in a 113-98 road defeat on Friday. Cameron Johnson drained nine 3-pointers to lead the way with 37 points on 14 of 21 shooting, Cam Thomas added 18 points with seven assists while Nic Claxton chipped in with 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists off the bench.
As a team, the Nets shot 49 percent from the field and 13 of 37 from the 3-point line as they did their best to hang with the 76ers in a tight contest, until the fourth quarter where they allowed 34 points to blow them away. Ben Simmons had another quiet game of just two points on one of four shooting.
Sacramento Kings
Meanwhile, the Sacramento Kings have been in a rut as they’ve lost three of their past four games and they will be hoping to snap a two-game skid after getting routed by the Clippers in a 104-88 road defeat on Friday. De’Aaron Fox led the team with 29 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, Domantas Sabonis added 24 points with 15 rebounds and four assists while DeMar DeRozan chipped in with 16 points.
As a team, the Kings shot just 38 percent from the field and seven of 35 from the 3-point line as they got off to an ice-cold start and could never recover after scoring just 29 points in the first half. The Kings will take on the Thunder and Timberwolves after this game.
Why the Sacramento Kings will win
- The Kings have won each of their last 13 games as home favorites after losing as favorites.
- The Nets have lost each of their last eight games as underdogs on the first leg of a back-to-back.
- The Kings have covered the spread in each of their last nine Sunday night games.
- The Nets have failed to cover the spread in each of their last five games against Pacific Division opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Fourteen of the Kings’ last 15 games as home favorites against opponents who are on the first leg of a back-to-back have gone OVER the total points line.
- Each of the Nets’ last four games against opponents who are on the first leg of a back-to-back have gone UNDER the total points line.
Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction
The Nets are still shorthanded with Bojan Bogdanovic ruled out and Dorian Finney-Smith listed as questionable, while the Kings are still missing Malik Monk. The Nets haven’t been able to get anything going lately and their confidence took another gut shot after getting trounced by the struggling 76ers in their last game. The Kings haven’t been much better lately, but with their roster, they only need one big win to get back on track and I think they get that here with a blowout over the Nets.