Heat vs. Kings betting: NBA preview for Jan. 20

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The Miami Heat (22-21) visit the Sacramento Kings (12-31) after losing four road games in a row. The Heat are favored by 4.5 points in the contest, which starts at 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The over/under for the matchup is set at 238.5.

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Heat vs. Kings betting lines

  • Heat odds to win: -169
  • Kings odds to win: +142
  • Spread: Heat (-4.5)
  • Total: 238.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Sun
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Miami has an 11-9-1 record against the spread on the road and are 7-14 in road contests.
  • Miami has a 1-2 record ATS on the road this year as 4.5-point favorites or more.
  • Heat road games have hit the over on the set point total 10 times this season.
  • Miami and its opponents have averaged a total of 236.1 points per road contest this year, 2.4 points fewer than this game’s posted total.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat have covered the spread five times in their past 10 contests while putting up a 4-6 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Heat games has gone over the set total five times.
  • The Heat’s last 10 games have ended with an average of 236.8 points scored. That’s 1.7 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Across their last 10 games, the Heat have scored 5.5 fewer points per contest compared to their season-long scoring average.

Heat Betting Records

  • The Heat have won 61.1% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (11-7).
  • When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -169 or shorter, Miami has gone 9-7 (56.2% win percentage).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Heat have an implied win probability of 62.8%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.5 (19th in NBA) 46.2 (sixth) 45.7 (sixth) 47.4 (29th) 28.5 (eighth) 13.9 (16th)

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Kings Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Kings games have hit the over on the set point total nine times at home this season.
  • The Kings have covered the spread 10 times at home and is 9-14 in home contests.
  • The Kings have a 1-1 record ATS in home games this year as 4.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Kings and their opponents have averaged a total of 231.8 points per home contest this year, 6.7 points fewer than this game’s posted total.

Kings Recent Trends

  • The Kings have a 4-6 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread five times in those games.
  • The Kings and their opponents have hit the over in four of the past 10 games.
  • The Kings’ past 10 games have ended with an average of 229.3 points scored. That’s 9.2 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over the last 10 games, the Kings are scoring 109.2 points per game compared to their 110.6 season average.

Kings Betting Records

  • Sacramento has been underdogs in 39 games this season and won nine (23.1%) of those contests.
  • The Kings have a record of 8-24 in games where sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +142 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 41.3% chance of a victory for the Kings.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (17th in NBA) 49.2 (29th) 40.7 (27th) 45.6 (25th) 25.2 (21st) 13.8 (14th)
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