The Portland Trail Blazers (8-3) and Sacramento Kings (1-10) meet Friday from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Tip is set for 10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze NBA odds around the Trail Blazers vs. Kings odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Trail Blazers lead 1-0; a 128-120 (Over 231.5) road win Oct. 23 as 9.5-point favorites
The Trail Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-108 Wednesday in the second game of a back-to-back, covering as a 2.5-point home favorite with the Over (224.5) cashing. They beat the Thunder by 20 as a 1.5-point underdog at home Tuesday (123-103). Portland has won 5 of its last 7 games and has covered in each victory in that span. It is 7-4 against the spread (ATS).
The Kings lost to the Orlando Magic 107-100 Tuesday, failing to cover as a 5.5-point home underdog as the Under (222.5) hit. G Zach LaVine tallied a team-high 31 points on 10 of 16 shooting. Sacramento and the New Orleans Pelicans are the only Western Conference teams without multiple wins. The Kings have lost 4 straight games, but is 2-2 ATS in that span. It is 4-7 ATS on the season.
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Trail Blazers at Kings odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Trail Blazers -550 (bet $550 to win $100) | Kings +400 (bet $100 to win $400)
- Against the spread (ATS): Trail Blazers -10.5 (-118) | Kings +10.5 (-102)
- Over/Under (O/U): 229.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Trail Blazers at Kings key injuries
Trail Blazers
- G Ja Morant (hamstring) out
- G Shaedon Sharpe (meniscus) out
Kings
- F Precious Achiuwa (ankle) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Trail Blazers at Kings picks and predictions
Prediction
Trail Blazers 116, Kings 108
Moneyline
PASS.
Avoid this play. The Trail Blazers (-550) should win outright but are far too expensive to consider on the moneyline.
Against the spread
BET KINGS +10.5 (-102).
The Kings have covered 2 straight games as a double-digit underdog and are 4-2 ATS when the spread closes at 9.5 points or higher. Sacramento has found some consistency on the defensive end as well, allowing 116 points or fewer in 4 of its last 5 games.
The Trail Blazers, who are coming off 2 impressive back-to-back wins over OKC, are 0-2 ATS when favored by 7 points or more. Portland has scored more than 118 points in just 2 of its last 8 games, so it might struggle to pull away by a sizable margin Friday.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 229.5 (-110).
Both sides are slightly trending toward the Under here. The Trail Blazers have gone Under in 2 of their last 3 games and have allowed just 105.5 points per game in those outings. The Kings are just 1-4 O/U in their previous 5 games, topping 110 points just once in that span.
With both teams ranking in the bottom half of the league in turnover rate (Trail Blazers 20th and Kings 27th), this could be an ugly game on the offensive end for each side. More turnovers suggest fewer shots will be taken and fewer scoring opportunities. Considering those trends, take UNDER 229.5 (-110).
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