The Sacramento Kings will look to leading scorer De’Aaron Fox when they try to upset the Mikal Bridges-led Brooklyn Nets on March 16, 2023. The Kings (41-27) are a 2.5-point underdog against the Nets (39-30). The game features an over/under of 238.
The Nets enter this contest following a 121-107 loss to the Thunder on Tuesday. Bridges totaled 34 points, four rebounds and two assists for Brooklyn.
The Kings head into this contest on the heels of a 117-114 victory against the Bulls on Wednesday. Fox scored a team-high 32 points for Sacramento in the victory.
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Nets Vs. Kings Odds, Betting Line, Matchup Info
- When: Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
- Where: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York
- TV: YES and NBCS-CA
- Spread Favorite: Nets -2.5
- Moneyline Favorite: Nets -140
- Moneyline Underdog: Kings +118
- Over/Under: 238 points
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Nets Betting Trends
- The Nets have put together a 37-31-1 ATS record so far this year.
- Brooklyn has an ATS record of 14-16-1 when playing as at least 2.5-point favorites this season.
- The Nets have come away with 26 wins in the 37 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season, Brooklyn has come away with a win 20 times in 29 chances when named as a favorite of at least -140 or better on the moneyline.
- The Nets and their opponents have combined to hit the over 31 out of 69 times this season.
- Brooklyn and its opponents have gone over 238 combined points in 21 of 69 games this season.
- The Nets have had an average of 226.8 points in their games this season, 11.2 fewer than this matchup’s total.
Nets Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 70 | 19.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 67 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Cameron Johnson | 30 | 15.3 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Nicolas Claxton | 64 | 12.4 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Cameron Thomas | 50 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Nets Season Stats
- Brooklyn averages 113.8 points per game (18th in the league) while allowing 113.1 per contest (12th in the NBA). It has a +48 scoring differential overall.
- The 40.3 rebounds per game the Nets average rank 29th in the NBA, and are 4.9 fewer than the 45.2 their opponents pull down per outing.
- Offensively the Nets have fared better in home games this season, putting up 114.4 points per game, compared to 113.2 per game when playing on the road.
- Defensively Brooklyn has been better in home games this season, ceding 110.2 points per game, compared to 115.4 in road games.
- While the Nets are scoring 113.8 points per game in 2022-23, they have fallen short of that over their past 20 games, producing 112.2 points per contest.
- Brooklyn has performed worse defensively over its past 20 games, giving up 116.5 points per contest, 3.4 more points than its season average of 113.1.
- The Nets are draining 13.8 treys per game with a 36.1% three-point percentage over their past 20 games, compared to their season averages of 12.8 and 38.3%.
Nets Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/7 | Rockets | W 118-96 | Away | -6.5 |
| 3/9 | Bucks | L 118-113 | Away | +9.5 |
| 3/10 | Timberwolves | W 124-123 | Away | +4 |
| 3/12 | Nuggets | W 122-120 | Away | +9 |
| 3/14 | Thunder | L 121-107 | Away | +1 |
| 3/16 | Kings | – | Home | -2.5 |
| 3/19 | Nuggets | – | Home | – |
| 3/21 | Cavaliers | – | Home | – |
| 3/23 | Cavaliers | – | Home | – |
| 3/25 | Heat | – | Away | – |
| 3/26 | Magic | – | Away | – |
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Kings Betting Trends
- Sacramento has put together a 37-30-1 ATS record so far this season.
- The Kings have been an underdog by 2.5 points or more 23 times this season, and covered the spread in 13 of those contests.
- This season, Sacramento has been the underdog 26 times and won 11, or 42.3%, of those games.
- The Kings have a record of 9-11, a 45% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +118 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- A total of 34 Sacramento’s games this season have gone over the point total.
- Kings games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 238 points in 33 of 68 outings.
- The average over/under for Sacramento’s outings this season is 239.7, 1.7 more points than this game’s point total.
Kings Top Performers
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De’Aaron Fox | 61 | 25.6 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 66 | 19.0 | 12.4 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Kevin Huerter | 65 | 15.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Harrison Barnes | 68 | 15.1 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Malik Monk | 65 | 13.7 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Kings Season Stats
- Offensively, Sacramento is the best squad in the league (121.2 points per game). But defensively it is third-worst (118.5 points allowed per game).
- The Kings are 22nd in the league at 42.1 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 41.9 their opponents average.
- Sacramento averages 124.2 points per game at home, and 118.0 on the road.
- The Kings allow 119.2 points per game at home, and 117.8 away.
- In its last 20 games, Sacramento has been scoring 125.2 points per game, an average that’s slightly higher than the 121.2 it has scored over the course of the 2022-23 season.
- The Kings’ points-allowed average over their last 20 games (123.0) is 4.5 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (118.5).
- During its last 20 contests, Sacramento is making the same number of three-pointers per game as its season long average (13.6), while shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (37.7% compared to 37.2% season-long).
Kings Recent And Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/6 | Pelicans | W 123-108 | Home | -4.5 |
| 3/9 | Knicks | W 122-117 | Home | -2 |
| 3/11 | Suns | W 128-119 | Away | +4 |
| 3/13 | Bucks | L 133-124 | Home | +4 |
| 3/15 | Bulls | W 117-114 | Away | -1.5 |
| 3/16 | Nets | – | Away | +2.5 |
| 3/18 | Wizards | – | Away | – |
| 3/20 | Jazz | – | Away | – |
| 3/21 | Celtics | – | Home | – |
| 3/24 | Suns | – | Home | – |
| 3/25 | Jazz | – | Home | – |
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