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2022 NBA Handicapping
(13-10) Sacramento Kings vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (16-9)
Date: Friday, December 9th, 2022
Time: 7:30 PM EST
Venue: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland, North Carolina
NBA Moneyline Odds: Kings +190 | Cavaliers -210 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Cavaliers -5.5
NBA Betting Total: 225
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Friday, December 9th the Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers meet for the second and final time this season. Sacramento won the initial contest 127-120 on November 9th.
The Kings last played on Wednesday as they began their six-game road trip with a 113-126 loss in Milwaukee while the Cavaliers easily defeated the Lakers 116-102 on Tuesday.
Last season, the squads played twice with the Cavaliers winning both contests. The Kings hold the all-time record having bested the Cavaliers in 63 of their 124 matches.
Sacramento Kings
A quarter of the way into the season the Kings are right on target to accomplish their goal to break the 16-year playoff drought. In fact, as of this writing, Sacramento would have a cemented fifth seed if the playoffs began today.
This upcoming section of the schedule will offer a test of the club’s resiliency with a six-game Eastern road trip where they’ll face four teams with a .500 or better record (Bucks, Cavaliers, 76ers, Raptors) plus the Knicks and Pistons. They’re already 0-1 with the loss to the Bucks.
Offensively, the Kings are among the very best in the association with the second-best scoring output averaging 119.6 points per game.
Similarly, they perform well in the proficiency areas ranking fourth-best for field goal percentage registering 49.3% while they rank a respectable 11th for perimeter percentage shooting 36.2% from deep.
Sacramento ranks 18th in opponent scoring allowing (115.5) points per game while foes shoot 48.3% from the field and 37.3% from the perimeter ranking 25th and 29th respectively.
De’Aaron Fox (foot) and Terence Davis (back) are questionable.
Cleveland Cavaliers
Jarrett Allen returned to the lineup Tuesday and immediately the Cavaliers’ defense looked markedly better. Granted, Anthony Davis leaving eight minutes into the match certainly helped their cause but Allen’s presence clearly made a difference.
The other major benefit of having Allen back is it means the starting unit can finally get some reps together because each of the starters except Evan Mobley has missed time and rarely at the same time. Finally, with the core five healthy they can work on building chemistry.
Offensively, Cleveland scores 111.5 points per game ranking 18th while shooting 47.7% from the field and 37.4%, and the perimeter ranking 10th and eighth respectively.
Cleveland tops the league for opponent scoring limiting foes to an average of 104.9 points per game. Cavs opponents shoot 45.4% from the field and 34.5% from deep which ranks fourth and 10th respectively.
Donovan Mitchell (lower leg) is questionable. Kevin Love (back), Dean Wade (shoulder), Dylan Windler (ankle), and Ricky Rubio (knee) are out.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Kings are 13-6 ATS in their last 19 games.
- The Cavaliers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games when hosting Sacramento.
- The Kings are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games against Cleveland.
- The Cavaliers are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games at home.
- The Kings are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games against Cleveland.
- The Cavaliers are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games.
- The Kings are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing in Cleveland.
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland’s last 6 games.
Free Sacramento Kings vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Prediction:
This match offers two of the most exciting young teams both eager to establish themselves as part of the upper echelon. Heck, the Kings just want to light that beam enough times to get them into the postseason.
This contest offers compelling defensive pairings with what would be deemed as more of an ‘old school’ bigs matchup with Domantas Sabonis and Jarrett Allen facing each other.
De’Aaron Fox and Donovan Mitchell offer another interesting pairing although both are listed as questionable on the injury report.
Cleveland has been good at home (albeit primarily versus lower-tier teams) but I’ll take the points and subconsciously chant “Light the beam!”
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Kings +5.5
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