The Golden State Warriors come into this first round of the Play-In tournament having won four out of their last five games when they head out on the road to take on in-state rivals the Sacramento Kings in this showdown on Tuesday night. We take a look at this matchup to make a Warriors-Kings prediction and pick.

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Golden State (46-36) travels to Sacramento for a pivotal road game against their in-state rivals the Sacramento Kings in the first round of the Play-In Tournament. The Warriors have won eight out of their last 10 games and are surging at the right time as they make their playoff push.

In their most recent win against Utah, the Warriors were without Stephen Curry and Draymond Green but still were able to manage a seven-point victory against them led by Klay Thompson's 25 points. The Warriors will look to head to the first round of the playoffs with a win against the Kings in tonight's Play-In game.

Sacramento (46-36) gets set to defend their home court against the surging Golden State Warriors in the first game of this year's Play-In Tournament. Lakers squad in this Wednesday night clash. While the Kings and Warriors have split their season games two a piece, it is the Kings who have each of the last two games by just a combined two points. De'Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, and company will look to hold off the Warriors and advance to the first round of the NBA playoffs when they play host on Tuesday night.

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GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS VS. SACRAMENTO KINGS FANDUEL ODDS FOR ARR. 16

MONEY LINE

• GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS: -148
• SACRAMENTO KINGS: +126

SPREAD

• GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS: -3 (-110)
• SACRAMENTO KINGS: +3 (-110)

OVER/UNDER (TOTAL)

• OVER 223 (-110)
• UNDER 223 (-110)

BEST ODDS FOR GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS VS. SACRAMENTO KINGS

• The Golden State Warriors are -3-point favorites against the Los Angeles Lakers. DraftKings currently has the best odds at -2.5 (-112)
• The Sacramento Kings are the underdogs by 3 points to cover the spread. Bet365 currently has the best odds at +3 (-105)
• BetMGM currently has the best odds for the total, which is set at 222.5 (-110) for the over, and (-110) for the under

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS VS. SACRAMENTO KINGS

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS INJURY REPORT

• STEPHEN CURRY - PROB TUES - ANKLE
• DRAYMOND GREEN - PROB TUES - KNEE
• GARY PAYTON II - OUT TUES - CAL

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS INJURY REPORT INJURY REPORT

• MALIK MONK - OUT - KNEE
• KEVIN HUERTER - OUT FOR SEASON - SHOULDER

WHY GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS WILL COVER THE SPREAD

The Golden State Warriors are the team to watch out for in the playoffs this year. There are surging and playing cohesive basketball as a unit toward the end of the regular season. Stephen Curry and Draymond Green were a bit banged up as they sat in their last game but it looks like they will be good to go for tonight's matchup with the Sacramento Kings.

Their last two games against the Kings have been downright heartbreaking losing each game by just one point. Despite the losses, the Warriors were able to put up 133 and 123 points in both of those games.

The combination of Curry, Thompson, and Green should put up points but the secondary players like Jonathan Kuminga, Andrew Wiggins, and Chris Paul should have themselves a game as well.

Also, the Warriors have the 5th best defensive rating since the All-Star break as they have been clamping down on the opposition. Their offense already putting up numbers and their solid defense gives them the tools to finally get their long-awaited win against the Kings that they've been fighting for a while now and advance to the first round of the playoffs.

WHY SACRAMENTO KINGS WILL COVER THE SPREAD

The Sacramento Kings are just 4-6 coming into this Play-In Tournament series with the Golden State Warriors in their last 10 games. However, they are coming off their win in their last outing against Portland to at least give them some momentum as they come into this Play-In Tournament game.

The Kings may not be in their best form right now with just two wins in their last five games but they have a familiar opponent who they have played four times this season.

This should help give the Kings some confidence in this matchup as they've won each of their last two meetings against the Warriors.

De'Aaron Fox the heart and soul of this Kings team is averaging 32.3 points per game against the Warriors this season. Fox is going to need some help from his supporting cast Sabonis (17.3 ppg vs. GSW), Harrison Barnes (18.8 vs. GSW), and Keegan Murray (13.3 vs. GSW) as they look to get past their divisional foe and advance to the first round of the NBA playoffs.

FINAL WARRIORS-KINGS PICK & PREDICTION

The Sacramento Kings have some uphill sledding ahead of them going against the surging Golden State Warriors. The Kings are just 4-6 in their last 10 and even worse they are 2-3 ATS as the betting underdog during that stretch.

The Warriors on the other hand are on a different trajectory coming into the Play-In Tournament. They have been dominating on the floor winning eight of their last 10 games. With the way Curry has this Warriors team humming it's hard to fade him at this point. Take the Warriors laying the 3 points as they push forward toward the first round of the playoffs.

FINAL WARRIORS-KINGS PICK & PREDICTION: GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS -3 (-110)

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