The Sacramento Kings (6-20) and Portland Trail Blazers (10-16) meet Thursday at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, in the front end of a home-and-home. Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (NBA TV). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s NBA odds around the Kings vs. Trail Blazers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
2024-25 season series: Split 2-2
The Kings head into this game just 3-12 on the road while the Trail Blazers are only 4-6 on their home floor.
Sacramento lost 117-103 last time out Sunday at Minnesota as a 10-point underdog despite 4 players with 16 or more points, including swingman DeMar DeRozan with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. C Precious Achiuwa was a perfect 7-of-7 from the field off the bench, also posting 17 points.
The Kings have dropped 3 in a row while also going 0-3 against the spread (ATS). They’re also just 1-7 SU/ATS in the past 8 outings, while the Under has cashed at a 5-1 clip in the past 6 games, and 7-2 across the previous 9 outings.
Portland is coming off a 136-131 home win over the Golden State Warriors as a 5-point underdog on Sunday. The Over (238) also cashed. F Jerami Grant and G Shaedon Sharpe each led the way with 35 points and 3 rebounds while G Deni Avdija chimed in with 26 points.
Portland is just 2-6 SU in its past 8 games but the Blazers are a respectable 5-2 ATS in their past 7 games. Portland is 6-1 ATS in the past 7 as an underdog but 0-7-1 ATS in the past 8 games as a favorite.
Kings at Trail Blazers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last update Thursday at 3:11 p.m. ET.
Moneyline (ML): Kings +280 (bet $100 to win $280) | Trail Blazers -350 (bet $350 to win $100)Against the spread: Kings +8.5 (-105) | Trail Blazers -8.5 (-115)Over/Under (O/U): 238.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)Kings at Trail Blazers key injuries
Kings
C Drew Eubanks (thumb) outG Zach LaVine (ankle) outC Domantas Sabonis (knee) outG Dennis Schroder (ankle) questionable
Trail Blazers
G Scoot Henderson (hamstring) outG Jrue Holiday (calf) outG Damian Lillard (Achilles) outG Matisse Thybulle (thumb) outG Blake Wesley (foot) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Kings at Trail Blazers picks and predictionsPrediction
Trail Blazers 124, Kings 118
Backing Trail Blazers (-350) straight up will cost you 3 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s just a crazy amount of risk for such a small return, even if Portland should be able to get the job done. The only way this is a worthwhile play is folding it into a multi-leg parlay with at least 5 or 6 parts.
PASS for a straight up bet.
The KINGS +8.5 (-105) are the play catching more than 4 buckets in the front end of this home-and-home set.
The Trail Blazers have been hot against the number lately, going 5-2 ATS in the past 7 games. But, they’re 0-1 ATS in the only game they were favored in that span. In fact, they lost outright, 143-120, at New Orleans on Dec. 11. Portland is 0-7-1 ATS in the past 8 tries as a favorite, too, so play the trends.
The OVER 238.5 (-110) is the way to go despite this being an awfully high number.
The Over is 3-1 in the past 4 games for Portland and the total has gone high in 8 of 9 games when the Blazers are favored this season. That’s too much to ignore.
But be cautious as the Under is 5-1 in the past 6 games for Sacramento and a perfect 4-0 in the past 4 road outings.
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