The 17-30 Sacramento Kings will hit the road as they face the 28-15 New York Knicks in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip time from Madison Square Garden in New York is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The NBA odds in this pro basketball contest have the home team New York Knicks favored by -11 points with an over under line of 205 points. There has been a 1/2 point move on the Knicks and 1 point move over the total as the line opened up a few hours ago with Knicks favored by -10 ½ points and the total of 204 points.
The teams went head to head back on December 28th and it was the Kings with the 106-105 home win as a +3 point underdog. The total landed over 199 points.
The Kings have a road mark of 5-18 on the year. They drop their second straight and six in seven games in an 89-80 road defeat to the Philadelphia 76ers as a +6 point underdog. The total came in at under 199 points. Sacramento had a poor shooting night hitting on 38% from the floor and 1 of 10 from three. They allowed the 76ers 47.4% shooting. The Kings get crushed on the glass by 12 rebounds. Tyreke Evans led the team in defeat with 29 points and 4 assists on 11 of 18 shooting. The Kings are a poor defense as they rank in the bottom five in the NBA in points allowed and defensive field goal percentage. Opponents average 102.8 points a game and 46.2% shooting against Sacramento.
New York Knicks are 16-6 on their home court. The Knicks make it three straight wins all at home after a 96-86 home win against the Milwaukee Bucks as a -5 point betting favorite. The total came under 205 points. The Knicks allowed just 33 second half points to the Bucks. New York hit on 42.1% of their shots and 13 of 35 from three. They held the Bucks to just 39.8% shooting. The Knicks pull down 10 more boards than Milwaukee. Carmelo Anthony had 25 points and 8 rebounds in the win. New York puts up over 100 points a game good for 8th in the NBA.
