Kings vs. Hornets Pick
Are the Sacramento Kings going to show fight tonight on the road when they play at the Charlotte Hornets? Game time is 7PM ET.
Who Oddsmakers Like: Charlotte. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Hornets are listed as a 10-point favorite on the spread line. The total is set at 210 points. Charlotte opened as a 9.5-point fave, while the total has gone up from 207.
Who the Public Likes: Sacramento. As of Monday morning, 70 percent of public bets have come in on the visiting Kings.
Injury Report: Sacramento power forward Harry Giles is recovering from surgery on both knees and expected to miss the rest of the season. Frank Mason is out until late February with a heel injury. For the Hornets, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is probable to play tonight despite a foot strain. Cody Zeller is targeting an early February return from surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee.
Who the Trends Like: Sacramento is 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings overall. The over is 4-1 in the last five meetings and 9-3 in the last 12 meetings in Charlotte.
Who We Like: Charlotte has been going through some drama recently, with the report that Kemba Walker is available in a trade. Making matters worse, a subsequent report said Walker wasn’t even notified by the franchise and found out through social media. The Hornets lost their first game since the news by a count of 106-105 to the Heat despite being favored and playing a Miami team that was on a back-to-back. Things aren’t great right now. Expect the doldrums to continue tonight. Although Charlotte will probably win, I expect it to be a team going through the motions. Sacramento has shown competitiveness in at least a few of its recent games despite being on a seven-game losing skid. This should be another close one if my estimation is correct.
NBA DAILY PREDICTION: SACRAMENTO KINGS +10