Dallas Mavericks vs. Sacramento Kings Prediction, Preview, and Odds - 3-29-2024
Check out the best NBA betting picks and odds for the Western Conference showdown between the Dallas Mavericks and the Sacramento Kings on Friday, March 29, 2024. The 2023-24 NBA season continues with a light 11-game slate, including a Western Conference showdown at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. This is the fourth meeting between these teams this season. The Dallas Mavericks defeated Sacramento 132-96, marking their fifth straight victory and ninth in the last 10. This game is the third of their five-game road trip, with Dallas leading by five at half and outscoring the Kings 74-43 in the second half. The Kings' loss to Dallas marked their second consecutive loss to the Mavericks. Despite a strong performance from De'Aaron Fox, both teams are struggling to find a winning streak.
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The 2023-24 NBA season continues on Friday, March 29 with a light 11-game slate including this Western Conference showdown at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, so here’s the best Mavericks vs. Kings pick. This is the fourth meeting between these teams this season. Sacramento won the first two meetings of the season, both in Dallas, but the Mavericks defeated the Kings in Sacramento the last time these teams met. Josh Green is out for Dallas. Kevin Huerter, Sasha Vezenkov, and Trey Lyles are out for the Kings. Struggling to pick winners in the NBA? We have the best NBA Predictions available.
The Dallas Mavericks (43-29, 41-31-0 ATS) defeated Sacramento on Tuesday, 132-96. It was their fifth straight victory and their ninth in the last 10. This contest is the third of their five-game road trip, as the Mavericks are 21-14 on the road (23-12-0 ATS). Dallas led by five at the half, but exploded following the break, outscoring the Kings 74-43 in the second half. Dallas was on fire, connecting on 55.4% of their shots, including 22-39 from three-point range (56.4%). The Mavericks had 49 rebounds in the game. “I thought just the plays for one another, on both ends, offensively and defensively, was at a high,” Dallas coach Jason Kidd said according to ESPN. ... “We’re just trying to take what’s in front of us and play the game that’s in front of us, take the one possession that’s in front of us to get better.” Luka Doncic had 28 points and 11 rebounds. Tim Hardaway came off the bench to add 22 points, hitting eight of 14 shots. Hardaway has averaged 18.3 points off 50% shooting against the Kings in his career. Dallas is 11th in the NBA in shooting (48.3%) and are 27th from the free-throw line (75.8%). Like Sacramento, the team shoots the three pointer, second in three-point attempts per game (39.4), but are also just average from the distance, 12th at 37.0%. We have the best betting sites on the planet!
The Sacramento Kings (42-30, 36-35-1 ATS) loss to Dallas snapped a two-game winning streak. The club has been in an interesting run of late with a pattern of winning two then dropping one over their last 12 games. The Kings are 21-14 at home (14-21-0 ATS). The Kings were holding their own in the first half, but hit only 38.9% of their shots in this game. They did finish 11-30 from three-point range (36.7%) and were 15-19 from the free-throw line (78.9%). “I think in the second half we played horrible,” De’Aaron Fox explained to ESPN. “I think it was probably one of our worst halves of the season.” Sacramento had five players who scored in double digits, but no one had more than 18 points. That was Fox who had 18, but he hit just six of 18 shots. Keegan Murray had 17 points, connecting on six of 11 shots. Murray is averaging 16.2 points and 6.2 rebounds over his last nine games. Sacramento is 12th in field-goal percentage (40.0%) and 17th in three-point percentage (36.4%). Those are all disappointing numbers, as the club is fifth in field-goal attempts per game (91.0) and fourth in three-point attempts per contest (38.8), but the Kings are unable to take advantage of these numbers because of the erratic shooting.
Best Bets for this Game
It is interesting that oddsmakers see Sacramento as the favorite in this game. If they continued their recent pattern than this would be the first of two straight victories, and maybe this is what oddsmakers were thinking. However, Dallas enters this game as one of the hottest teams in the NBA, winning nine of their last 10 games. Plus, the road team has won all three games this season, including a crushing victory by Dallas two nights ago. Dallas is 9-1-0 against the spread over their last 10. Sacramento is 3-4 ATS in their last seven. This will not be a close contest, as Dallas blows out Sacramento once again. Prediction: Take the Dallas Mavericks at +1.0 (-110) Want a second opinion on this pick? Visit StatSalt.com Both teams like to shoot the ball, especially from three-point range. However, that has not meant that they have seen high-scoring affairs. In fact, these clubs have gone under in nine of the last 10 meetings. Even the most recent contest saw the teams go under 229, combining for 228 because Sacramento was so abysmal in their shooting. The Mavericks have gone under in eight of their last 10 games, including each of the last five. Sacramento has gone under in nine of their last 10, including their last five. Take Dallas to win, 124-103.
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