Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics 3/19/2021 – The Sacramento Kings have had some success in their NBA Eastern Conference swing and hope for the momentum to continue. The Boston Celtics are their next opponents on the road this coming Friday, March 19. This game will be held inside the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts and the tip-off starts at exactly 7:30 p.m. The television rights for this game are granted to NBC Sports Boston and NBC Sports California. Both feeds can be seen in NBA League Pass. The Boston Celtics are the favored team in NBA odds to win in this game against the inconsistent Sacramento Kings.
Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics 3/19/2021
| When: | March 19, 2021 7:30 PM ET |
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| Where: | TD Garden, Boston Massachusetts |
| TV: | NBC Sports Boston | NBC Sports California |
| Stream: | NBA League Pass |
| Team | SP/RL | TOTAL | ML | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Kings | +7.5 (-110) | 235 o (-110) | +270 |  |
| Boston Celtics | -7.5 (-110) | 235 u (-110) | -350 | |
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Sacramento Kings Betting
The Sacramento Kings find themselves as the third-worst team in the NBA Western Conference with their record at 16-24. They are just half-a-game below from the Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans. This team hopes to pick it up from their previous victory over the Washington Wizards, 121-119. DeAaron Fox led the team with 28 points, seven assists and five steals. Richaun Holmes and Harrison Barnes each had 18 points while rookie Tyrese Haliburton provided 17. Buddy Hield was 4-of-13 from the field but was able to tally 13 points, five rebounds and three assists.
Players to watch: D. Fox PG 39 GP 39 GS 34.5 MIN 23.7 PTS 0.7 OR 2.7 DR 3.4 REB 7.6 AST 1.3 STL 0.4 BLK 3.2 TO 3.1 PF 2.3 AST/TO 19.39 PER
H. Barnes SF 37 GP 37 GS 35.7 MIN 16.6 PTS 1.1 OR 5.2 DR 6.2 REB 3.5 AST 0.8 STL 0.2 BLK 1.4 TO 1.3 PF 2.5 AST/TO 16.16 PER
B. Hield SG 40 GP 40 GS 34.9 MIN 16.5 PTS 0.4 OR 4.2 DR 4.6 REB 3.3 AST 0.9 STL 0.3 BLK 1.7 TO 2.6 PF 1.9 AST/TO 11.69 PER.
Boston Celtics Betting
The Boston Celtics are on back-to-back losses heading to this next game against the Sacramento Kings. This team also lost three of their last four and that put them a few places below to 8th in the NBA Eastern Conference standings with their record at 20-20. Their most recent opponents were the Cleveland Cavaliers who defeated them by seven points, 110-117. Jayson Tatum was the team’s best scorer with 29 points. Jaylen Brown was not far away contributing 28 while Marcus Smart chipped in 19 points. Robert Williams summed up to double-digit scorer with 13 points.
Players to Watch: J. Tatum SF 35 GP 35 GS 35.7 MIN 25.3 PTS 0.6 OR 6.3 DR 6.9 REB 4.4 AST 1.4 STL 0.5 BLK 2.5 TO 2 PF 1.8 AST/TO 20.39 PER
J. Brown SG 37 GP 37 GS 34.1 MIN 24.5 PTS 1.1 OR 4.3 DR 5.4 REB 3.9 AST 1.2 STL 0.5 BLK 2.8 TO 2.9 PF 1.4 AST/TO 20.56 PER
K. Walker PG 23 GP 23 GS 30.2 MIN 17.9 PTS 0.3 OR 3.3 DR 3.6 REB 4.5 AST 1.1 STL 0.3 BLK 2.2 TO 1.3 PF 2 AST/TO 16.04 PER.
Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics 3/19/2021 Betting Numbers
Trends
Sacramento Kings
Sacramento are 4-13 ATS in their last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento’s last 5 games.
Sacramento are 4-13 SU in their last 17 games.
Sacramento are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Boston.
Kings are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games against Boston.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento’s last 5 games on the road.
Sacramento are 0-10 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Boston.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Sacramento’s last 16 games this season.
Sacramento are 2-11 ATS in their last 13 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Sacramento are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Division division.
Boston Celtics
Boston are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston’s last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston’s last 9 games against Sacramento.
Boston are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.
Boston are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Sacramento.
Celtics are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games this season.
Boston are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston’s last 7 games played in March.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston’s last 6 games played on a Friday.
Injuries
Sacramento Kings
Chimezie Metu PF Wrist is out indefinitely
Marvin Bagley III PF Hand is out indefinitely
Boston Celtics
Tristan Thompson C Quarantine is OUT Friday vs Sacramento
Romeo Langford SG Wrist is out indefinitely
| Sacramento Kings | Boston Celtics | |
|---|---|---|
| 17-23-0 | Against the Spread | 18-22-0 |
| 25-15-0 | Straight Up | 22-18-0 |
| 115 | Points per Game | 112 |
| 120 | Points Allowed per Game | 111 |
| 48.03 | Offensive FG% | 46.96 |
| 72.7 | Offensive FT% | 75.56 |
| 35.95 | Offensive 3PT% | 37.09 |
| 49.07 | Defensive FG% | 46.81 |
| 80.31 | Defensive FT% | 80.13 |
| 39.19 | Defensive 3PT% | 36.73 |
Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics Betting Picks
The Boston Celtics are just going to be tough to beat at their home court especially with Brad Stevens at the helm. The sportsbook has the Sacramento Kings as the huge underdogs in this match against the Celtics.
Moneyline: The Kings if they pull an upset are given an ML of +270 while the Celtics at home is -350.
ATS: It is a wide 7.5 points between both teams across the spread with the Kings at +7.5 while the Celtics are sitting on -7.5.
TOTALs: The given total for this matchup is pegged at 235 points with the Kings going over and the Celtics are under.
Score Prediction: 115 – 110, Celtics
