Sacramento Kings vs. Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, NBA Odds
The Bucks followed up on Thursday’s 135-102 rout of the league-leading Boston Celtics with a Saturday’s decisive 129-118 win over Golden State, and now trail only Boston with 18 home victories so far this season. The Kings saw a four-game road win streak napped with a 112-93 loss in Philadelphia on Friday night, and arrive in Milwaukee searching for their first road win over the Bucks in eight tries since November 2015.
The Bucks have climbed to 5.5-point home favourites on the Sunday NBA odds while the Kings lag as +170 underdogs on the NBA moneyline. The total is listed at a lofty 248.5, with -115 odds favouring the UNDER.
Kings vs. Bucks NBA Betting Odds
The Bucks have been a force on home hardwood while compiling an 18-4 straight up record this season, but have struggled to reward loyal sports betting fans. Milwaukee has covered the spread just once in six home dates, and has gone just 8-14 ATS overall at Fiserv Forum. However, Milwaukee has regularly manhandled the Kings during their current head-to-head win streak on home court, claiming victory by an average margin of 15.7 points during their current seven-game surge. And as the total in Sunday’s contest suggests, recent dates between these squads have been high scoring, with the OVER paying out in each of their 10 clashes in Milwaukee.
The Kings saw their recent offensive explosion smothered in Friday’s loss to Philadelphia. Sacramento shooters averaged an impressive 121.4 points in eight outings prior to Friday’s 112-93 defeat. However, that impressive production has not helped this team put up consistent numbers at the sportsbook, where they have gone just 6-8 ATS in their past 14 overall.
Sacramento Kings
After claiming victory by an average margin of 23 points in the first two games on this road trip, the Kings stumbled out of the gate in Philadelphia, and never recovered while turning in their weakest offensive performance in almost two months. Despite facing a Sixers squad missing injured superstar Joel Embiid, Kings shooters converted just 33.7% from the floor including a miserable 8-for-38 from three-point country. De’Aaron Fox emerged as the lone Kings shooter to reach 20 points, dropping 21 points on the night on the strength of a 9-for-11 mark from the free throw line. Domantas Sabonis remained a force under the bucket, pulling down 12 rebounds on the night, and has now averaged 13.4 boards per game while recording at least a double-double in 20 straight outings. However, Sabonis’ point production on the road has been streaky, and with his 14-point performance on Friday, he has now failed to score more than 17 in three of eight outings.
Milwaukee Bucks
The Bucks had their hands full on Saturday against a Warriors squad missing Stephen Curry and Draymond Green from the lineup, and needed a dominating 46-point fourth quarter to finally get past Golden State in a 129-118 win. The victory comes on the heels of arguably the team’s most important win of the season with Thursday’s rout of the Celtics, which marked the 15th time in 27 games that this club has scored at least 130 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way in Saturday’s win with 33 points and has now averaged 32.9 points in seven January contests. Khris Middleton impressed with his playmaking on Saturday, contributing 10 assists along with 24 points for his first double-double on homne court since December 11.
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