Kings vs. Heat betting: NBA preview for January 6

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The Sacramento Kings (17-19) are 2.5-point favorites as they look to build on a four-game winning streak when they host the Miami Heat (17-16) on Monday, January 6, 2025 at Golden 1 Center. The matchup airs at 10:00 PM ET on NBA TV, NBCS-CA, and FDSSUN. The matchup has an over/under of 218.5 points.

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Kings vs. Heat betting lines

  • Kings odds to win: -144
  • Heat odds to win: +122
  • Spread: Kings (-2.5)
  • Total: 218.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Kings Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Sacramento is 9-12 in home contests and have covered the spread seven times at home.
  • This year, Sacramento is 6-10 ATS in home games as 2.5-point favorites or more.
  • At home this season, Kings games have gone over the set point total 11 times.
  • Sacramento and its opponents have averaged a total of 228.9 points per home contest this season, 10.4 points greater than this game’s projected total.

Kings Recent Trends

  • The Kings are 4-6 overall and 3-7 against the spread in their past 10 contests.
  • The final score of the last 10 Kings games has surpassed the set total five times.
  • The last 10 Kings games averaged 229.0 total points, 10.5 more points than this matchup’s point total.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Kings have a points-per-game average 1.0 point below their season-long scoring average.

Kings Betting Records

  • The Kings have a 14-15 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 48.3% of those games).
  • Sacramento has gone 12-11 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -144 or shorter (winning 52.2%).
  • The Kings have an implied moneyline win probability of 59.0% in this game.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.7 (seventh in NBA) 46.5 (13th) 43.7 (17th) 42.4 (sixth) 26.1 (13th) 13.1 (eighth)

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Heat Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Heat have covered the spread seven times on the road and are 7-9 in road contests.
  • This year, the Heat are 2-2-1 ATS on the road as 2.5-point underdogs or more.
  • Heat road games have gone over the set point total nine times this year.
  • Recent history gives an edge to the Heat to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 219.7 points per contest.

Heat Recent Trends

  • The Heat have a 4-6 record straight-up in their past 10 contests, while covering the spread four times in those games.
  • The Heat and their opponents have hit the over in six of the past 10 games.
  • The past 10 Heat games averaged 1.3 fewer points (217.2) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Heat’s per-game scoring average across their last 10 games is 108.2, 2.9 points lower than their season-long per-game average.

Heat Betting Records

  • This season, Miami has won five out of the 12 games, or 41.7%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Heat are 3-4 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +122 or more on the moneyline.
  • The Heat have a 45.0% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.7 (20th in NBA) 46.5 (13th) 42.9 (22nd) 45.2 (23rd) 25.9 (14th) 12.5 (fifth)
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