Sacramento Kings – Houston Rockets Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 16.01.2025
The Houston Rockets are hoping to win a 5th game in a row as they travel to Sacramento for a date with the in-form Kings. Who wins this battle between two Western Conference heavyweights?
The Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets meet on 16.01.2025, in what will be their 2nd of three regular season meetings. The game will be played at the Golden 1 Center (Sacramento) with the home team Kings being slightly favored to win this game.
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Sacramento Kings |
Thu, 16.01.2025, 22:00 |
Houston Rockets |
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5/6 |
13/1 |
6/5 |
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Expert Tip |
Over 235.5 Total Points |
Odds 10/11 |
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Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets: Current situation
Since the hiring of Doug Christie the Kings are now 7-2 and are hoping to get over the .500 mark as they face the Rockets on Thursday. During this stretch the play of De’Aaron Fox has been exceptional, he has put to rest all the trade rumors surrounding his name for the time being. Despite the positive start under their new head coach, the Kings cannot afford to relax as they are still only just 10th in the West with a 20-20 record.
The Rockets appear to have cemented themselves in the 2nd seed after back-to-back close wins over the Memphis Grizzlies, the team that is currently chasing them in the standings. We’ve seen an improvement in three-point shooting by Ime Udoka’s team, that’s something that’s bothered this team a lot over the first 2 months of the season. However, in their last 4 games the Rockets have hit 16, 13, 15 and 14 threes.
Sacramento Kings Stats & Form
The Kings just had a 7-game win streak snapped at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks. The team just ran out of energy as they closed out a tough 3-game East coast road trip. The starters did produce solid outputs, led by DeMar DeRozan who had 28, but Giannis Antetokounmpo was too much to handle in that game. Sacramento will be encouraged going back home where they are a perfect 4-0 under their new head coach.
Houston Rockets Stats & Form
Great play in clutch situations is something not a lot of teams have, but the Rockets have proven they can handle themselves well under pressure. Jalen Green came up big in the latest win over Memphis with 42 points, it was the 3rd time in 4 Rockets games that they were able to come out on top by 4 or less points. Backing Houston has won people a lot of money this season, they are 22-16 ATS in 38 games played so far.
Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets: Head-to-Head
These two teams met earlier in the year in Sacramento, with the Kings winning 120-111 back in early December. That game was marked by spectacular execution on offense by the Kings who made 15 shots in a row to ice the game. It was Sacramento’s 7th win in 10 meetings, not a lot of defense has been seen in head-to-head meetings with the over going 8-2 during that stretch.
Sacramento Kings – Houston Rockets Odds
If you feel like the Kings can go up 2-0 in the regular season series, odds of 5/6 are available. Backing Houston to win a 5th game in a row nets you 6/5 odds.
The point total has been set at 235.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets Betting Tip | Odds |
| Sacramento Kings -2.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 235.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Houston Rockets +2.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets (16.01.2025)
These two teams play very similar styles and over the past 8 games they’ve produced very similar numbers. They rank 7th and 8th in offensive rating, scoring 117.2 and 116.9 points per 100 possessions respectively. Sacramento has returned to its roots by playing a very fast paced style, not caring too much about the defensive end. As a result they’ve won a lot of regular season games and they’ll continue to do so, as teams are having a tough time keeping up with the fast pace. In their last 8 games they are averaging over 100 possessions per game, we just saw them put up 120+ points 4 times in their last 6 games. Houston does play a bit of defense, but are more than capable of responding if the opponent plays a up-tempo style. The Rockets still have 7 players averaging double-digit points per game, led by the impressive young talent of Jalen Green who is at 21 per game. The first meeting produced 231 points back in early December, that was when Mike Brown was still in charge of the Kings. The last 10 meetings are averaging 236.1 points per game, with the over going 8-2 during that stretch. There is no doubt in our mind that we are in for another high scoring game here, so it’s only logical to once again back the over.
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Expert Tip |
Over 235.5 Total Points |
Odds 10/11 |
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