Blazers Are Favorites Over Kings
The Portland Trail Blazers are -8.5-point favorites against the Sacramento Kings when the two teams play later this afternoon.
The Kings got a boost from the hiring of new head coach George Karl. They won two games in a row out of the all star break before dropping a game to the San Antonio Spurs on Feb. 27. The Kings lost 107-96. The Kings failed to cover a +9.5 spread as under dogs in that game.
The Kings may still have trouble finding win against big-time teams with All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins injured. Regardless the Kings are looking to pick up their last homestand before going on their longest road trip of the season.
The Kings are 20-36 straight up this season. They have covered in 23 of those games. The Kings are 5-10 against the spread over its last 15 games.
The Trail Blazers are the No.4 team in the in the Western Conference and is No.1 in the Northwest over the Oklahoma City Thunder. They are seven games up over the Thunder.
The Trail Blazers beat the Thunder in their last outing, 115-112. The Blazers were -6.5 favorites in that game and failed to cover the spread.
The Blazers are 38-19 straight up and 28-28-1 against the spread. They are 6-13 against the spread in their last 19 games.
The total is set at 204 points. Both these teams have gone OVERÂ in their last games.
The Kings have been fickle on their totals. Sacramento has hit the OVER in four of its last five games. However, they went UNDER in eight of its last 12.
