{"id":265015,"date":"2023-03-21T18:17:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T01:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=265015"},"modified":"2023-10-18T12:21:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T19:21:31","slug":"game-of-the-day-celtics-vs-kings-betting-odds-nba-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/game-of-the-day-celtics-vs-kings-betting-odds-nba-daily\/","title":{"rendered":"GAME OF THE DAY: Celtics vs. Kings: Betting Odds: NBA Daily"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0 The Sacramento Kings (43-28, 21-14 Home<\/strong><\/em>) are holding onto the 3rd spot in the Western Conference. They surprised the NBA this year and sit one game behind the Memphis Grizzlies. Sacramento has not had a 40 plus win season since the 2005-2006 season.<\/strong><\/em> With a few weeks left to go in the regular season, the Kings are looking to solidify their playoff seed. The Kings are coming off a loss against the Utah Jazz and look to rebound against the Celtics at home.<\/strong> T<\/strong>he Boston Celtics (49-23, 23-14 Away)<\/strong> <\/em>started the season 22-9, and struggle as of late. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games and took two overtime losses to Cleveland and New York. The Celtics are currently 1st in the Atlantic Division and sit in 2nd place behind the Philadelphia 76ers. These two teams will play tonight at 10 PM EDT,<\/strong><\/em> located at Golden 1 Center,<\/strong> <\/em>in Sacramento, California. The matchup will air on NBATV<\/strong><\/em>. If you are looking for the best betting odds, here is information to know:<\/p>\n *All lines are taken from Draft Kings<\/a>*<\/p>\n Kings:<\/strong> +180 Kings:<\/strong> -110 Kings:<\/strong> +5 (-105) \u00a0These two teams have matched up only one time this season. In fact, Boston secured a home win against the Kings by 18 points<\/strong><\/em>. Before the start of the game, the opening lines were Boston -7, and Over\/Under 238. Boston secured the money line<\/a>, the spread, and this game hit the under at 226 points<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 Although Sacramento outrebounded Boston<\/strong><\/em> 45-38, they had a game high 18 turnover<\/strong>s<\/strong><\/em> and shot only 25 percent from the 3-point.<\/strong> <\/em>Boston finished the game with a 49.4 field goal percentage, and 43.2 percent from the beyond the arc.\u00a0 Jayson Tatum had a game high 30 points,<\/strong><\/em> on 10-17 field goal shots, and 2-5 from the three. Tatum added 8 rebounds, including 7 defensives, and added 4 assists. Jaylen Brown added 25 points, 5 rebounds, and shot 9-16, and 1-4 from the three. Two-way guard, Derrick White, added 15 points, 3 steals, and 3 rebounds. Sam Hauser provided 9 points off the bench, and Center Al Horford hit 100 % of his three-point shots. Jaylen Brown said it best<\/strong><\/em>, \u201cWe just needed some energy,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThere\u2019s games like that where the officiating kind of slows the game up, a lot of calls. We were looking for something to give us a little bit of a spark. (Source: ESPN).\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0The Kings started as one of the hottest<\/strong> NBA teams, along with the Celtics, and were at one point even favorites to win the Western Conference<\/a>. The Kings had high turnovers and played sloppy on both sides of the ball. De'Aaron Fox lead the Kings with 20 points<\/strong><\/em>, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. However, he was 3-9 on three-point shooting, and 6-17 overall from the field. Domantas Sabonis,<\/strong><\/em> who is in his second season after being traded to the Kings, put up 18 points, on 7-13 from the field. Additionally, he added 10 rebounds.<\/strong><\/em> Kevin Huerter, a regular season 40.8 % three- point shooter, went 0-6 from beyond the arc. Rookie Kegan Murray struggled as well, making only one three.<\/p>\n \u00a0The Kings are the most fun team to watch in the league this year<\/strong><\/em>. The Sacramento Kings shocked the NBA when they traded away Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, and Tristan Thompson to the Pacers, for star Power Forward Domantas Sabonis,<\/strong><\/em> Jeremy Lamb, and guard Justin Holiday. The Kings made another brilliant move in July, trading away Justin Holiday and Maurice Harkless to the Atlanta Hawks for shooting guard Kevin Huerter.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0This season, Huerter is averaging a career-high 15 points per game<\/strong><\/em>, on 40.8 three-point shooting. He is also shooting a career-high 48.7 field goal percentage. Small Forward rookie Keegan Murray was a great draft pick out of Iowa. We saw that during pre-season, he could be an efficient scorer. Much like Huerter, Murray is shooting 40 % from the three-point<\/strong><\/em>. De\u2019Aaron Fox is the longest tenured player on the Kings and has expressed his desire to remain with the team, even after losing seasons. The Kings have built around him, and it\u2019s showing.<\/strong> <\/em>He\u2019s a first-time all-star this year, and has shown he can be an effective playmaker, shooter, and has been challenged with defense. He\u2019s surrounded by players that can keep up with his tempo, and lets other players handle the ball. Fox<\/strong> <\/em>is averaging a career-high<\/strong> <\/em>25.5 points 6.2 assists, 4.3 rebounds, along with a career-high in field goal percentage at 51 percent.<\/p>\n \u00a0Let\u2019s talk about Domantas Sabonis<\/strong><\/em>. Standing at 7 feet tall, he can do it all. He\u2019s putting up nearly 20 points a game, and 12.5 rebounds, which ranks first in the league<\/strong><\/em>. He has taken over some ball handling responsibilities and is dishing out over 7 assists a game. This is not a fluke; the Kings are GOOD. They rank 1st in points per game with 121,<\/strong> and rank 3rd in assists with 27.2<\/strong><\/em>. This Kings team hasn\u2019t been this good since the Peja Stojakovic, Chris Webber days, and we are all here for it. In their last ten games, they have had impressive wins over the Suns, Knicks, and the Clippers. The downside to this Kings team is their lack of defensive, where they rank 28th in opponents points per game with\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>118.3.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0At one point, the drama involving former coach Ime Udoka<\/strong><\/em> was flooding the news. He was suspended from the Boston Celtics for a year, and Boston was left with limited options for the head coach position. Of course, there was Joe Mazzulla, an assistant coach to the Celtics.<\/strong> <\/em>He was named interim head coach of the Boston Celtics in September and was named Official Head Coach in February.<\/strong><\/em> Mazzulla quickly proved himself as a leader and a coach. The Celtics started the season red hot, going 3-0, and only 2 losses in November.<\/p>\n The Celtics made some off-season movies, adding Malcom Brogdon, and Danilo Gallinari,<\/strong> <\/em>who has been injured all season. Both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are having career\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>years <\/i><\/b>and\u00a0have blossomed into one of the biggest duo-threats in the NBA. Tatum is averaging over 30 points per game, and Brown at 26.7. Tatum has elevated his game<\/strong><\/em> so much, it\u2019s hard to see many flaws in his game, besides shooting percentages. Both Derrick White and Marcus Smart<\/strong><\/em> are passionate, two-way defensive guards. Every single position on this team can play defense, including Robert Williams and Al Horford.<\/strong><\/em> Horford is shooting 45.7 % from the 3-point this season, followed by Brogdon at 45.7%. Although the Celtics have struggled as of late, they have talented players, who have been to the NBA playoffs<\/a> together. Grant Williams and Sam Hauser are great role players who can defend and shoot the three. If Robert Williams can stay healthy during the playoffs, this team can be very dangerous. The Celtics rank 4th in points per game at 117.6, and rank 7th in rebounds, assists, and opponents points per game.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n PG Kevin Huerter (Questionable) Knee<\/strong><\/p>\n PG Payton Prichard (OUT) Heel<\/strong> De\u2019Aaron Fox-<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Fox has been lights out in his last 10 games, averaging 25.9 points per game<\/strong><\/em>, over 5 assists, and shooting 52 percentage from the field. In the Kings only loss<\/strong><\/em> against Boston, Fox added 20 points, and was limited to 35.3 percentage from the field.<\/strong> <\/em>I expected Fox to bounce back today, although it will be a tough matchup against Boston\u2019s perimeter defense.<\/p>\n Kevin Huerter and Keegan Murray- <\/strong>If Huerter plays, both him and Murray will be nice shooting options for Sacramento.<\/strong> <\/em>Huerter is a key player here.\u00a0 If healthy, he's shooting 56.6 % from the three the last 10 games.<\/strong> <\/em>However, he struggled in his only matchup with Boston, adding only 7 points on 20 % field goal shooting. Murray is another player who struggled against Boston last matchup, adding 3 points on 12.5 shooting percentage.<\/p>\n Domantas Sabonis- <\/strong><\/em>Sabonis has arguably been the Kings best player<\/strong><\/em> the last 10 games. He\u2019s averaging 20.9 points per game, 13.1 rebounds, and shooting 42.9 percent from the 3-point, and 58.7 percent from the field. In his only matchup against Boston, Sabonis added 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. With Robert Williams and Al Horford being back, Sabonis might have a tougher matchup tonight.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nBetting Odds, Money Line, Spread, Under\/Over<\/h1>\n
Money Line<\/h2>\n
Celtics<\/strong>: -210<\/p>\nOver\/Under: 238<\/h2>\n
Celtics:<\/strong> -110<\/p>\nSpread:<\/h2>\n
Celtics:<\/strong> -5 (-115)<\/p>\nSeason Matchup<\/h1>\n
Celtics 1-0 vs. Kings this season.<\/h2>\n
November 25th, 2022- Celtics Win 122-104 (Celtics home)<\/h3>\n
Regular Season Recap<\/h1>\n
Sacramento Kings<\/h2>\n
Overall: 43-28 Home: 21-4, Away: 22-14 Last 10: 7-3<\/h3>\n
Boston Celtics<\/h2>\n
Overall: 49-23 Home: 26-9, Away: 23-14 Last 10: 5-5<\/h3>\n
Injury Report<\/h1>\n
Sacramento Kings<\/h2>\n
Boston Celtics<\/h2>\n
PF Danilo Gallinari (OUT) Achilles<\/strong><\/p>\nKey Players<\/h1>\n
Sacramento Kings<\/h2>\n
Boston Celtics<\/h2>\n