Kings vs. Rockets betting: NBA preview for January 16

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The Sacramento Kings (20-20) are 4.5-point favorites as they look to extend a four-game home win streak when they host the Houston Rockets (27-12) on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at Golden 1 Center. The matchup airs at 10:00 PM ET on TNT, truTV, and MAX. The matchup has an over/under of 224 points.

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Kings Cover -4.5 vs Rockets -107

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Kings vs. Rockets betting lines

  • Kings odds to win: -174
  • Rockets odds to win: +146
  • Spread: Kings (-4.5)
  • Total: 224

Kings Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Sacramento has an 8-14 record against the spread at home and is 10-12 in home contests.
  • Sacramento has gone 5-7 ATS at home this year as 4.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Kings have gone over a set point total in a home game 12 times this year.
  • This season at home, Sacramento and its opponents have averaged a total of 228.4 points per contest, 4.4 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Kings Recent Trends

  • The Kings have a 7-3 record straight-up in their last 10 matchups, while covering the spread five times in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Kings games has gone over the set total seven times.
  • The last 10 Kings games averaged 227.0 total points, 3.0 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • During the last 10 games, the Kings are scoring 4.0 points more per game compared to their season average.

Kings Betting Records

  • The Kings have gone 16-15 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 51.6% of those games).
  • Sacramento has gone 12-7 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -174 or shorter (winning 63.2%).
  • The Kings have an implied moneyline win probability of 63.5% in this game.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.4 (eighth in NBA) 46.3 (13th) 44.7 (11th) 43.0 (eighth) 26.4 (12th) 12.8 (seventh)

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Rockets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Rockets have covered the spread 12 times on the road and are 13-6 in road contests.
  • This year, the Rockets have a 5-2 record ATS in road games as 4.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Rockets have hit the over on a set point total in a road game 11 times this season.
  • The Rockets and their opponents have averaged a total of 222.9 points per road contest this year, 1.1 points fewer than this game’s projected total.

Rockets Recent Trends

  • The Rockets are 7-3 overall and 5-5 against the spread over their past 10 games.
  • The Rockets and their opponents have combined to hit the over in seven of the past 10 games.
  • The past 10 Rockets games averaged 0.6 fewer points (223.4) than this matchup’s point total.
  • The Rockets’ per-game scoring average over their past 10 games is 115.7, 2.1 points higher than their season-long per-game average.

Rockets Betting Records

  • This season, Houston has been the underdog 11 times and won six, or 54.5%, of those games.
  • The Rockets have a record of 1-3 when they’re set as an underdog of +146 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Rockets based on the moneyline is 40.7%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.7 (25th in NBA) 44.9 (third) 48.3 (first) 42.9 (seventh) 22.3 (29th) 12.7 (sixth)
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