Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings 1/16/2022 NBA Spread and Picks

Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings 1/16/2022 – The Sacramento Kings are looking like a team picking it up and they aim to take that momentum to enter a winning streak. The struggling Houston Rockets are going to be their next opponents this coming Sunday, January 15. The Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California will serve as the battleground for both NBA Western Conference teams. The game starts at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time and it will be shown live on television at NBCSCA. NBA League Pass subscribers can enjoy the game through an online live stream. The Sacramento Kings are favored in NBA betting lines to prevail over the visiting Houston Rockets.

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Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings 1/16/2022 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Houston Rockets	+5 (-110)	238 o (-110)	+200
Sacramento Kings	-5 (-110)	238 u (-110)	-250

The Houston Rockets have only won once in their five games and they only tally 12 wins and lost as much as 32 games this season. The only teams under them are the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic in the NBA Eastern Conference. After picking up a win over the San Antonio Spurs, they were not able to take the momentum and lost to the Sacramento Kings by a dozen points, 114-126. Christian Wood was the team’s best scorer during the loss with 26 points along with eight rebounds. Rookie Jalen Green is still struggling with his shots doing 7-of-16 from the field to tally only 11 points.

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Players to watch: C. Wood C 41 GP 40 GS 30.7 MIN 17.4 PTS 1.8 OR 8.2 DR 10 REB 2 AST 0.7 STL 0.9 BLK 1.8 TO 2.4 PF 1.2 AST/TO 18.70 PER

J. Green SG 29 GP 29 GS 30.3 MIN 15 PTS 0.3 OR 2.8 DR 3.2 REB 2.2 AST 0.6 STL 0.2 BLK 2.4 TO 1.4 PF 0.9 AST/TO 9.93 PER

E. Gordon SG 37 GP 26 GS 29.2 MIN 14.9 PTS 0.2 OR 1.5 DR 1.8 REB 3.3 AST 0.6 STL 0.4 BLK 2.2 TO 1.1 PF 1.5 AST/TO 15.17 PER.

After losing five consecutive games, the Sacramento Kings have won their last two games against the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets. They now wish to get into a winning streak winning back-to-back against the Rockets. Their current record is at 18-27 and they are 11th in the NBA Western Conference. They are just half a game behind the Portland Trail Blazers and they need more wins to enter the play-in tournament. DeAaron Fox provided the team with 27 points but the best stat line came from Marvin Bagley III who finished with a double-double of 26 points and 13 rebounds.

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Players to Watch: D. Fox PG 41 GP 41 GS 34.3 MIN 21 PTS 0.5 OR 3.2 DR 3.7 REB 5.1 AST 1.2 STL 0.4 BLK 2.8 TO 2.8 PF 1.8 AST/TO 16.79 PER

H. Barnes SF 40 GP 40 GS 33.5 MIN 16.3 PTS 1.2 OR 5.1 DR 6.2 REB 2.4 AST 0.7 STL 0.2 BLK 1.7 TO 1.3 PF 1.4 AST/TO 16.20 PER

B. Hield SG 45 GP 6 GS 29.3 MIN 15.4 PTS 0.7 OR 3.2 DR 3.9 REB 2 AST 0.9 STL 0.3 BLK 1.5 TO 2 PF 1.3 AST/TO 13.87 PER.

Houston Rockets

Houston are 2-12 ATS in their last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Houston’s last 16 games.
Houston are 2-12 SU in their last 14 games.
Houston are 15-4 SU in their last 19 games against Sacramento.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston’s last 9 games on the road.
Houston are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games when playing on the road against Sacramento.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston’s last 10 games this season.
Houston are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Houston are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.

Sacramento Kings

Sacramento are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
Kings are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games at home.
Sacramento are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games when playing at home against Houston.
Sacramento are 7-13 SU in their last 20 games this season.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento’s last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Sacramento’s last 8 games against an opponent in the Southwest Division division.
Sacramento are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games played in January.

Injuries

Houston Rockets

John Wall PG Personal is out indefinitely

Sacramento Kings

Tristan Thompson C Illness is downgraded to OUT Sunday vs Houston
Richaun Holmes PF Conditioning is “?” Sunday vs Houston
Damian Jones C Quarantine is “?” Sunday vs Houston
Robert Woodard II SG COVID-19 is OUT Sunday vs Houston

The Houston Rockets have always been an underdog pick in every team in the NBA right now and they are expected by the best online sportsbook to lose against the Sacramento Kings. Expect the spread to go over but the total should go under.

Moneyline: The Kings at their home court are given an ML of -250 while the Rockets are +200 if they win on the road.

ATS: It is a wide five points between both teams across the spread with the Rockets getting the -5 while the Kings are sitting on the +5.

TOTALs: The total set for this matchup is at 238 points with the Rockets going over and the Kings are under.

Score Prediction: 118 – 115, Kings