Sacramento vs Golden State Prediction: the Kings to Outplay the Warriors Again

Sacramento has improved since the coaching change, and the Kings are already in the play-off zone in the Western Conference. Will Doug Christie's team manage to beat Golden State at home, improving their position? We've got a prediction and some bets on this match.

Sacramento

In the last ten games, Sacramento has only lost once, 115-130 to Milwaukee away. Thanks to this successful run, the Kings have now won more than 50% of their games and are up to eighth in the Western Conference standings. Sacramento has won 22 games and failed 20, two wins behind 11th place. Sacramento has won two home matches in a row before their next match against Golden State. First, Sacramento beat Houston (132:127), and then Washington (123:100). The Kings are already eighth in the offensive rating, which is the number of points scored per game on average.

Golden State

Sacramento is currently chasing Golden State. The Warriors have won 50% of their games so far (21-21), and are currently in 10th place in the Western Conference with Phoenix. The season is not going well for Golden State, and it will be very difficult for Steve Kerr's team to get a place in the playoffs because they often play poorly.

In their last game, Golden State lost at home to Boston (85-125), but before that, they defeated Washington at home (122-114) and Minnesota (116-115).

H2H Meetings

The first time the two teams played each other this season, in San Francisco, ended with a huge win for Sacramento: 129–99. Sacramento ended the career of Klay Thompson in Golden State by beating the Warriors last season in the play-in round 118-94 at home. After that, Thompson was traded to Dallas.

Stats Betting

• Sacramento has won 9 of their last 10 matches. The bet is W1 with odds of 1.373 at 1xbet.
• Sacramento has scored more than 227 points in 6 out of 8 previous games. We bet on TO (227.5) at odds of 1.667.
• In six of the last eight games, Sacramento reached the individual total of 117 points. The best bet is IT1O (118.5) at odds of 1.90 at 1xbet.
• In 4 out of 5 previous away matches Golden State scored no more than 110 points. We bet on IT2U (109.5) at odds of 2.147.

Expert Betting Tips

Sacramento Kings have become stronger in offense since Mike Brown was replaced as head coach by Doug Christie. We think that in the match with Golden State, the Kings will win, and the total over will be reached. The Warriors started the championship really well, but then lost their momentum and couldn't find their balance again before the end of the first half of the regular season. Let's take a bet on Sacramento with a three-pointer handicap.

Prediction:

TO (228.5) for 1.91

H1 (-6.5) for 1.83

Three-pointers H1 (+2.5) for 1.79