NBA: Bucks vs Kings Predictions
NBA betting action sees the Milwaukee Bucks taking on the Sacramento Kings on Thursday December 18 at Sleep Train Arena – Sacramento, CA. Cappers Picks provides free NBA handicapping tips all season long.
The Bucks have been a pleasant surprise while the Kings have been sinking fast without their star.
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Milwaukee Bucks (13-12) vs. Sacramento Kings (11-14)
Thursday December 18
10:00PM
Sleep Train Arena – Sacramento, CA
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Maybe this is the kind of game Milwaukee can win this season.
Milwaukee
The Bucks are a pleasant surprise and have maintained their good fortune longer than I would have guessed though that could be aided by the fact that they reside in the Eastern Conference.
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Heading into this one they are on a two game winning streak including a very nice win at Phoenix, a team I would not though they had a chance against.
They have a great opportunity to keep the good times rolling on this trip to Sac-Town. Sometimes timing is everything.
In the win over Phoenix the Bucks showed their depth as 4 players stepped off the bench and scored in double figures.
Rookie Jabari Parker left the game due to injury but perhaps this result illuminated the greatest strength of the Bucks is that they are not reliant on any one player to dominate.
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I am not sure you can become elite that way but their depth is a big reason they are not swimming with the 76ers like they did a year ago.
Sacramento
The Kings have lost 4 in a row and have struggled mightily without their star center in the lineup.
Because it is not a bad idea to set up operating parameters I am staying away from these guys until DeMarcus Cousins is back and contributing. With him they can surprise even the best of teams.
Without him it is very difficult to know how their offense is going to be and they will definitely get pushed around too.
I am not saying he is the best player in the league but he is as important as anybody else is to their team.
The Kings were already hurting inside without Cousins but now it looks like Omri Casspi will also be out of action against the Bucks.
Casspi is far from a star but he is an aggressive player and this team needs that, especially with Boogie out of the lineup.
Look for Rudy Gay to try and takeover and that means trouble for Sacramento.
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Unless the like of Ben McLemore or Nik Stauskas are hitting shots they are in real trouble.
NBA Handicapping Trends:
- Bucks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Thursday games.
- Bucks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a losing S.U. record.
- Over is 9-2 in Bucks last 11 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
- Kings are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 home games.
- Kings are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Kings are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
- Over is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Sacramento.
- Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
- Bucks are 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Sacramento.
NBA Prediction: Odds are OFF
The Parker injury stings the Bucks but there is no reason not to keep fading Sacramento.
4* FREE NBA Score prediction: Milwaukee 98 – Kings 93
The loss of Cousins is much greater (literally) for the Kings and they are in a funk. As long as this number isn’t too big when it is released go with the road team.
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