It’s Monday, December 30, and the Dallas Mavericks (20-12) and Sacramento Kings (13-19) are all set to square off from Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
The Kings lost to the Lakers in LA Saturday to spoil interim Head Coach Doug Christie’s debut for Sacramento. The Mavericks minus Luke Doncic lost in Portland to the Trail Blazers on Saturday.
The Mavericks are currently 10-7 on the road with a point differential of +6, while the Kings have a 2-8 record in their last ten games at home.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Mavericks at Kings live today
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Game odds for Mavericks at Kings
The latest odds as of Monday:
That gives the Mavericks an implied team point total of 113.65, and the Kings 115.21.
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Expert picks & predictions for Monday’s Mavericks at Kings game
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Drew Dinsick likes the floundering Kings to cover the number tonight: Sacramento Kings -4
“Despite the institutional turmoil in Sacramento, the Kings catch the Mavs at the perfect time to bounce back under new leadership. My fair here is 5 and I laid 4 with Sacramento.”
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Mavericks at Kings game:
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Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
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Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Dallas Mavericks at +3.
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Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the UNDER on the Game Total of 228.5.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Mavericks at Kings on Monday
· The Kings have lost 6 games in a row
· Each of the last 5 matchups between the Kings and the Mavericks have stayed UNDER the Total
· The Mavericks have covered the Spread in 4 of their last 5 road games against the Kings
· The Mavericks have won 4 of their last 5 games at the Kings outright
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