by James Q
Tuesday, Mar 21, 2023NBA Basketball: Boston Celtics VS Sacramento Kings Pick and Predictions 03/21/2023
Game: 10:10 PM ET, Tuesday, March 21st, 2023
Venue: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
TV: NBA TV
Season Record
Celtics: 49-23, 2nd place Eastern Conference
Kings: 43-28, 3rd place Western Conference
Opening NBA odds at USA Sportsbooks
BetMGM: Point Spread: Celtics -5.5, O/U 238.5
PointsBet: Point Spread: Celtics -5.5, O/U 238
Fanduel: Point Spread: Celtics -5, O/U 238
Starting Five:
Celtics: PG Marcus Smart, SG Jaylen Brown, SF Jayson Tatum, PF Al Horford, C Robert Williams III
Kings: PG De’Aaron Fox, SG Kevin Huerter, SF Harrison Barnes, PF Keegan Murray, C Domantas Sabonis
The most exciting matchup of the night. East VS West… 2nd place VS 3rd place. Celtics VS Kings. The reason this is so exciting is the strength and weakness disparity. The Celtics are struggling at the moment keeping their big men healthy… The Kings have one of the most productive big men in all of the NBA in C Domantas Sabonis. The Kings SG Kevin Huerter and SF Harrison Barnes are fine shooters.. But no match for the Celtics Brown and Tatum on the defensive end. This will be a pure battle of have it, got it, need it… as each side will be looking to exploit the other side's weaknesses while hiding their own weaknesses. Both squads have real depth coming off the bench. The Celtics have more experience as a unit… The Kings have more pure athleticism and health. It will be a great game. The great betting opportunity is clearly in the recent trends and points spread… let’s break it down.
The Boston Celtics have won 5 of their last 10 games. Not a great run for a team that recently lost 1st place status to the Milwaukee Bucks and keep slipping behind them. They went 4-6 ATS during that stretch. They lost their last game to the Utah Jazz 118-117. They were 4.5 point favorites in that loss. In the loss they got 23 points from PF Grant Williams, 25 points & 6 assists from SG Jalen Brown, and 16 points from bench guard Malcolm Brogdon… The clear problem was that the Celtics were not playing everyone… Not Marcus Smart nor Robert Williams III nor Al Horford… That left them to play Blake Griffin at Center and he got abused and had to come out early.
The Sacramento Kings have won 7 of their last 10 games. They went 6-4 ATS during that stretch… The Kings are FIRST in scoring in the NBA with 121 points per game… They are vulnerable because they are 28th in the league on defense while allowing 118.3 points per game. So the Kings beat a lot of teams by simply outsourcing them… Can they do it against the Celtics? The Kings also lost their last game to Utah Jazz in a funny coincidence 128-120. The Kings got 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists from C Domantas Sabonis… Sabonis’s bad shooting night was the key to the loss… as PG De’Aaron Fox goy 37 points & 7 assists and PF Keegan Murray got 22 points & 6 rebounds.
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Boston Celtics VS Sacramento Kings Prediction
Our prediction for Tuesday, March 21st is…. Kings 122 - Celtics 118
Bet on the Kings. They have been solid scorers and we have little idea of which Celtics will play a full game along the front line? Plus you will get almost 5 points to hold on to. Bet on the Kings.
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NBA Betting Trends
The Celtics are 1-5 ATS after 3 non-conference games this season.
The Kings are 25-12 ATS after one or more consecutive OVERS this season.
Players To Watch
Celtics: SG Jaylen Brown. Jaylen is one of the best SGs in the entire league… he scores, he defends… If there was no Jayson Tatum… Brown would be a much bigger star in this league.
Kings: PF Keegan Murray… I keep saying it. Keegan Murray is having a great year. He is justifying his position on the team for the next decade barring injury. He is showing a defensive prowess that buys him enough minutes to also occasionally pour in some points…. AND his play is helping to raise the draft status of his brother Khris who will be in this year’s draft and plays a near identical game.
COACH
Celtics: Joe “new guy who followed the new guy” Mazzulla
Kings: Mike “used to coach those lame ass Lakers” Brown
James Q
About the Author:
James Q. has been involved with sports and gambling his entire life. A former division 1 scholarship basketball player, James understands sports (and especially basketball) inside-and-out. Following his basketball playing days, James parlayed his gambling skills into a semi-pro poker career. James resides in Los Angeles, and especially loves the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Rams, and Los Angeles Dodgers. And when he isn't betting on sports (and writing about it), James can be found performing stand-up comedy on the Sunset Strip.
