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The Sacramento Kings<\/a> (12-36) and Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> (25-21) meet Thursday at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s<\/a> NBA odds around the Kings vs. 76ers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions<\/a> for the best bets.<\/p>\n 2024-25 season series: Tied 1-1<\/p>\n The Kings have dropped the first 3 games on a 6-stop road trip, including a 103-87 loss in New York Tuesday as 15.5-point underdogs as the Under (225.5) cashed. F DeMar DeRozan did his best, pouring in 34 points on 13-of-26 shooting, while C Domantas Sabonis posted 11 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists with a block.<\/p>\n Sacramento’s 87 points against the Knicks was a season low, and it was just the eighth time it went for 99 or fewer points in 48 tries. The Kings slipped to 1-5 against the spread (ATS) in the past 6 games, while the Under halted a 4-game Over run.<\/p>\n The 76ers posted a 139-122 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday, cashing as 10.5-point favorites as the Over (219.5) hit. F Paul George ended up with 32 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals with 9 3-pointers, while C Joel Embiid ended up with 29 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal.<\/p>\n Philadelphia’s 139 points against the Bucks tied a season high, with the previous 2 times occurring in overtime. Despite the cover, the 76ers are 3-5 ATS in the past 8 games, and the Over has a 3-2 edge in the past 5 outings.<\/p>\n Watch the NBA on Fubo!<\/a>Kings at 76ers odds<\/p>\n Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook<\/a>; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub<\/a> for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:45 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n Moneyline (ML): Kings +400 (bet $100 to win $400) | 76ers -550 (bet $550 to win $100)Against the spread: Kings +11.5 (-110) | 76ers -11.5 (-110)Over\/Under (O\/U): 228.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)Kings at 76ers key injuries<\/p>\n Kings<\/p>\n F Malik Monk (ankle) questionableF Keegan Murray (ankle) outG Russell Westbrook (foot) questionable<\/p>\n 76ers<\/p>\n C Joel Embiid (knee) probableF Paul George (knee) probableG Quentin Grimes (ankle) questionable<\/p>\n For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kings at 76ers picks and predictionsPrediction<\/p>\n 76ers 124, Kings 108<\/p>\n The 76ers (-550) will cost you 5 1\/2 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not nearly enough reward, even as bad as the Kings are, and no matter how certain a victory might look.<\/p>\n Even if you were to throw Philadelphia into a multi-leg parlay, including such a heavy favorite sucks a lot of value out of your potential winnings.<\/p>\n AVOID, and look to the spread instead.<\/p>\n The 76ERS -11.5 (-110) is a decent play against the skidding Kings, who are just 1-5 ATS in the past 6 games after a decent run to begin January.<\/p>\n The Sixers haven’t been able to stack covers lately, going just 3-5 ATS in the past 8 games, but Philadelphia covered its only game as a double-digit favorite during that span, and it is 3-1 ATS as a favorite of 10+ points this season.<\/p>\n The OVER 228.5 (-110) is the lean, but don’t get carried away.<\/p>\n For the Sixers, the Over has cashed in 3 in a row as a double-digit favorite, and Philly has cashed high in 3 of the past 4 home outings.<\/p>\n The Over has hit in 4 of the past 5 games for Sacramento, with the Kings allowing at least 122 points in 4 of the past 5 games, and 116+ in 6 of the past 7 outings.<\/p>\n For more sports betting picks and tips, check out SportsbookWire.com<\/a> and BetFTW<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow @danieledobish on\u00a0Twitter\/X<\/a>.\u00a0Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter\/X<\/a> and like us on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n Access more NBA coverage:<\/p>\n HoopsHype<\/a> | Celtics Wire<\/a> | Nets Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Rockets Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Sixers Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Thunder Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Warriors Wire<\/a>\u00a0| LeBron Wire<\/a> |\u00a0Rookie Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0List Wire<\/a><\/p>\n