Oklahoma City Thunder vs Sacramento Kings Prediction and Betting Pick. Oklahoma City Thunder host Sacramento Kings as -13 favorites with a 218.5 line at 8.00 PM ET on Friday, April 10 2015. Sacramento won the last meeting 104-83 after Oklahoma City won the last nine.
Oklahoma City Thunder looked certain to make the playoffs two weeks ago, but they’ve squandered everything good they’ve done this season and now find themselves in a position to chase New Orleans for the #8 spot in the West. They’re still without Kevin Durant and Serge Ibaka is also injured, but that’s no excuse. And there definitely won’t be any excuses possible if they fail to beat the Kings tonight.
Sacramento Kings are a mess and are therefore one of the worst teams in the league. The Kings, who won nine of their first 14 games under previous coach Mike Malone, are 9-17 under George Karl, as his tenure coincided with the injuries to key players.
Tale of the Tape
Oklahoma City Record: 42-36 (27-12 Home)
Oklahoma City Against the Spread: 37-39 (22-16 Home)
Oklahoma City Last 10: 4-6 (4-6 ATS)
Sacramento Record: 27-51 (10-28 Road)
Sacramento Against the Spread: 30-45 (15-22 Road)
Sacramento Last 10: 4-6 (4-5 ATS)
Oklahoma City and Sacramento Team News
Oklahoma City are still without Kevin Durant and Serge Ibaka. Nick Collison is questionable after missing 8 games, and Dion Waiters is probable with a minor knee injury. Sacramento are still without DeMarcus Cousins, who’s out for two games now. Nick Stauskas missed one game so far and is questionable for this one, and Rudy Gay still didn’t return after a concussion. Darren Collison and Eric Moreland are out for a while now.
Thunder vs Kings Lineups
Thunder: Kyle Singler, Enes Kanter, Steven Adams, Dion Waiters, Russel Westbrook.
Kings: Carl Landry, Omri Casspi, Jason Thompson, Ben McLemore, Ray McCallum.
Sacramento at Oklahoma City
8:00 PM ET, Friday, April 10, 2015
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Sacramento Kings Prediction. Oklahoma City will win this one, but they aren’t too persuasive lately so the spread might be a bit high. Expect Russel Westbrook to have to do everything on his own here, and he might score close to 40 against the non-existant defense of the Kings. Thunder vs Kings Betting Pick: R.Westbrook over 33.5 points. Thunder vs Kings Predicted Score: 113-102
