Golden State Warriors (42-38) vs. Sacramento Kings (48-32)
April 7, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Sacramento Kings +6.5; Over/Under: +228.5
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The Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings collide at the Golden 1 Center on Friday night.
The Golden State Warriors have been doing well as they’ve reeled off six wins in their past eight outings and they will be looking to stay hot after routing the Thunder in a 136-125 win on Tuesday. Stephen Curry led the team with 34 points and six assists, Jordan Poole added 30 points while Draymond Green tallied 17 points with nine rebounds and five assists. As a team, the Warriors shot 49 percent from the field and 20 of 47 from the 3-point line as they struggled to contain the Thunder in the first half and trailed in this one by 10 points, before they dominated the fourth quarter by 34-19 to pull away and win comfortably in the end despite missing a couple of key players.
Meanwhile, the Sacramento Kings have been in pretty good form as they’ve won five of their last eight games overall, but they will be hoping to bounce back here after coming up just short to the Mavericks in a 123-119 road loss on Wednesday. De’Aaron Fox led the team with 28 points and eight assists, Domantas Sabonis tallied a triple-double of 19 points with 11 rebounds and 11 assists while Harrison Barnes chipped in with 16 points. As a team, the Kings shot just 43 percent from the field and 12 of 37 from the 3-point line as they exploded for 44 points in the second quarter to build a 13-point lead, only to go cold and get run down in the second half as they couldn’t keep a lid on the Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving who torched them for 31 points.
Looking at the betting trends, the Warriors are 16-38-1 ATS in their last 55 road games, 0-4 ATS in their last four games following a win of more than 10 points and 1-5 ATS in their last six games following a win. The Kings are 1-5 ATS in their last six home games, 8-1 ATS in their last nine games following a loss and 4-1 ATS in their last five games overall.
Head to head, the under is 5-2-1 in the last eight meetings overall, the Warriors are 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings overall and the Warriors are 2-5 ATS in the last seven meetings in Sacramento.
The Warriors are still missing Andrew Wiggins, while the Kings are keeping eyes on De’Aaron Fox, Keegan Murray, Kevin Huerter and Domantas Sabonis all listed as questionable. The Warriors aren’t the best road team and they are only 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings overall, but with the injury cloud hanging over the Kings’ lineup, I have to side with the Warriors to take advantage in this spot.
