Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/14/2022

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Friday, January 14, 2022

Venue:  Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CA

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Rockets +5, Kings -5; Over/Under:  238.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Rockets +5, Kings -5; Over/Under:  238.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Rockets +5.5, Kings -5.5; Over/Under:  238.5 points

 

Houston Rockets:  12-31 (5th place, Southwest Division)

Sacramento Kings:  17-27 (5th place, Pacific Division)

 

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Houston Rockets:  2-8 last 10

Sacramento Kings:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

The Rockets are coming into this game with a 12-31 record overall and they are 7-13 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 3 game losing streak that they were on. Their 3 losses in that span were against the Dallas Mavericks, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Philadelphia 76ers while their win came against the San Antonio Spurs in their last game. Eric Gordon led the team in points in that game with 31 while Christian Wood was next on the team with 21 points. Jae'Sean Tate led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Wood led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 54.9% from the field, 44.4% from 3-point range, and 68.8% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 107.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 116.6 PPG against them. The Rockets have an ATS record of 18-24-1 this season and their O/U record is 25-18.

 

 

The Kings are coming into this game with a 17-27 record overall and they are 11-14 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games but are coming into this game off of a win in their last game which snapped a 5 game losing streak that they were on. Their 5 losses in that span were against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Atlanta Hawks, the Denver Nuggets, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Cleveland Cavaliers while their win came against the LA Lakers in their last game. De'Aaron Fox led the team in points in that game with 29 while Harrison Barnes was next on the team with 23 points. Tyrese Haliburton led the team in assists in that game with 10 while Marvin Bagley III led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 55.1% from the field, 36.7% from 3-point range, and 84.2% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 109.3 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 113.6 PPG against them. The Kings have an ATS record of 19-25 this season and their O/U record is 22-22.

 

 

The Rockets are coming into this game as a 5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Rockets have been awful in their recent games but they are coming off of a road win in their last game against the Spurs. They should have some confidence coming into this game against a Kings side that have been just as bad in their recent games. The Kings are also coming off of a 9 point win at home against the Lakers but they had lost 5 straight games prior to that win. Both of these teams have been playing badly in their recent games but they have both just been awful all season. This game could really go either way with how both teams have been playing so the best bet to place in this game is to take the points with the Rockets as it should not be a blowout for either side.

 

Rockets Kings Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Friday, January 14, 2022 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Kings 117 Rockets 115.

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Houston Rockets: 13-8 O/U as an underdog of 3.5 to 9.5 points. 25-17 O/U in all games. 22-15 O/U as an underdog. 8-2 O/U when playing 6 or more games in 10 days. 15-9 O/U after one or more consecutive overs. 

Sacramento Kings: 24-11 O/U in January games. 30-13 O/U after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games. 77-47 O/U off a home win against a division rival. 122-82 O/U off a win against a division rival. 55-32 O/U after playing a home game.

 

 

Houston Rockets:  A. Sengun (C) Ques Fri - Ankle injury. J. Wall (PG) Out indefinitely - Holdout.

Sacramento Kings:  R. Holmes (PF) Ques Fri - Conditioning. T. Thompson (C) Ques Fri - Quadricep injury. D. Jones (C) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

 

"He was incredible. To score 31 points on 10 shots is like, whoa! It seemed like every time we needed him to make a shot he made it. Or every time we needed him to make a drive, he made it. Eric was as good as I've seen him." - Stephen Silas on Eric Gordon in his team’s win against the Spurs on Wednesday night.

 

 

"It was a much-needed win. We did a good job of attacking the paint — we ended up with 70 points in the paint. That was the difference in the game, we were able to get the ball to the basket." - Alvin Gentry on his team’s win against the Lakers on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

PG     Kevin Porter Jr.

SG     Jalen Green

SF     Eric Gordon

PF    Jae'Sean Tate

C     Christian Wood

 

PG     De'Aaron Fox

SG     Tyrese Haliburton

SF     Harrison Barnes

PF     Marvin Bagley III

C     Richaun Holmes

 

 

PPG: C. Wood (17.2)

APG: K. Porter Jr. (5.7)

Reb/G: C. Wood (10)

 

PPG: D. Fox (20.9)

APG: T. Haliburton (7)

Reb/G: R. Holmes (8.7)

 

Coaches:

Houston Rockets: Chris Finch (2nd season)

Sacramento Kings: Alvin Gentry (Interim)