Sacramento Kings vs. Phoenix Suns Head-To-Head & Betting Trends

Last season, these two teams split the four regular-season meetings, with a margin of victory of no more than seven points for either side.

This season, the Suns have already taken the first two games of the season series, beating Sacramento 122-117 back in November and 120-109 on Feb. 14. With the No. 2 spot up for grabs, the Kings will be looking to get a much-needed win against their Pacific division rival. 

The Picks

Over/Under

The projected O/U points total opened at 237. That line has moved a bit to 238.5. The two teams are averaging a combined 234.4 points per contest and have only exceeded this total twice in the past six head-to-head encounters. 

Here are a few reasons to consider going with the OVER in this one. The OVER is 5-2 for the Suns in their last seven games overall and 5-2 when their opponent scored 100 or more points in their previous outing. Sacramento scored 122 points in their last outing against the Knicks. 

The OVER is 14-6 in Phoenix’s last 20 games when facing an opponent with a winning road record. The Kings are 18-13. Lastly, the OVER has an impressive 27-12 record for the Suns in their last 39 contests after scoring more than 125 points in their previous outing. Phoenix put up 132 points in their recent win against the Thunder. 

Spread

The projected spread has the Suns at -3.5 and the Kings at +3.5

Sacramento holds a 6-2 record against the spread in their last eight games overall and a 6-2 mark when facing an opponent who allowed 100 points in the previous matchup. The Suns gave up 101 points to Oklahoma City. Additionally, the Kings have a 6-2 record ATS following an outing in which they scored 100 or more points. The Kings scored 122 against New York.

It is also worth noting that the Kings have a 25-11-1 record ATS in their last 37 games in which they had one day of rest.  I’m picking the Suns to win the game, but look for the Kings to cover the +3.5-point spread. 

Player Prop Bet

My player to watch in this contest is Devin Booker. He currently has -105 odds to score more than 31.5 points and -125 odds of scoring less than 31.5 points. 

In 23 games against the Kings, Booker is averaging 25.8 points per contest. However, he has scored 31 or more points four times in his last five outings against Sacramento. Booker is also averaging 38 points per contest in his last four games on 60.2 percent shooting from the floor and 53.3 percent from long range. Simply put, I’m going with the OVER in this scenario.