Kings vs. Mavericks betting: NBA Play-In Tournament preview

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The Dallas Mavericks are 4.5-point underdogs for their play-in matchup against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on Wednesday, starting at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN. The point total for the matchup is set at 213.5.

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Kings vs. Mavericks betting lines

  • Kings odds to win: -200
  • Mavericks odds to win: +167
  • Spread: Kings (-4.5)
  • Total: 213.5
  • TV Channel: ESPN
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Kings Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Sacramento is 20-21 in home contests and have covered the spread 16 times at home.
  • This season, Sacramento is 10-11 ATS at home when playing as 4.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Kings have hit the over in 24 of their 41 home games this year with a set over/under (58.5%).
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to Sacramento to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 229.0 points per contest.

Kings Recent Trends

  • The Kings have a 5-5 record straight-up in their past 10 contests, while covering the spread six times in those games.
  • The Kings and their opponents have combined to hit the over in four of those 10 games.
  • The last 10 Kings games averaged 227.5 total points, 14.0 more points than this matchup’s point total.
  • The Kings’ per-game scoring average across their past 10 games is 2.1 points lower than their season-long average.

Kings Betting Records

  • The Kings have gone 31-22 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 58.5% of those games).
  • In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -200 or shorter, Sacramento has a record of 23-10 (69.7% win percentage).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Kings have an implied win probability of 66.7%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (11th in NBA) 47.4 (22nd) 44.2 (16th) 42.3 (fifth) 26.5 (13th) 12.6 (sixth)

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Mavericks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Mavericks have a 19-22-1 record against the spread on the road and are 17-25 in road contests.
  • This year, the Mavericks have a 3-4 record ATS on the road when playing as 4.5-point underdogs or more.
  • Mavericks road games have hit the over on the set point total 28 times this season.
  • Recent history hints at an edge to the Mavericks to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 228.1 points per contest.

Mavericks Recent Trends

  • The Mavericks are 4-6 overall and 3-7 against the spread in their past 10 contests.
  • The Mavericks and their opponents have combined to hit the over in six of the past 10 games.
  • The past 10 Mavericks games averaged 12.9 more points (226.4) than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Mavericks have scored 6.6 fewer points per contest compared to their 114.2 PPG season-long scoring average.

Mavericks Betting Records

  • Dallas has won 16, or 34.8%, of the 46 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Mavericks have a record of 8-17 in games where sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +167 on the moneyline.
  • The Mavericks have a 37.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.9 (eighth in NBA) 46.9 (18th) 43.0 (23rd) 45.3 (24th) 25.2 (22nd) 13.3 (15th)
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