Kings Look to Halt Thunder Streak
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Sacramento Kings will meet on Wednesday night at Golden 1 Center. The Thunder are marching up the win column lately. They have no trouble shoving some opponents out of the way on the way up – literally and figuratively.
TV: 10 p.m. ET, NBATV, FS Oklahoma, NBCS California (Sacramento).
LINE: Thunder -5; O/U: 232.5.
Oklahoma City rolled past the Chicago Bulls 121-96 on Monday. The game was more notable for a multi-player scuffle that erupted in the third quarter. Thunder star Russell Westbrook was shoved in the chest by Chicago point guard Kris Dunn. That set off a chain of events that led to a pair of technical fouls for each team.
The Thunder have improved to 19-10 on the season. Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 13 points, 16 rebounds, 11 assists and five steals on Monday. It was his fourth straight game with at least four steals. Westbrook posted a triple-double in four of eight games this month. He is only shooting 36.4 percent from the floor in December.
C Steven Adams is averaging 20 points in December, raising his season average to 16.1.
The Kings are 16-14 on the season. Shooting guard Buddy Hield was the lone starter to log more than 10 minutes on Monday. He finished with a team-high 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting in 18 minutes. Hield is averaging 24 points on 52.9 percent shooting over the last four games. He is 18-of-40 from 3-point range in that span.
PREDICTION: Thunder 115, Kings 110
NBA Betting Odds & Trends
| Oklahoma City Thunder |
|---|
| The Thunder are 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games |
| Oklahoma City is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games |
| The Thunder are 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road |
| The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Oklahoma City’s last 15 games on the road |
| The Thunder are 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento |
| Oklahoma City is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Sacramento |
| The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oklahoma City’s last 12 games when playing Sacramento |
| The Thunder are 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Sacramento |
| The Thunder are 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Sacramento |
| The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Sacramento |
| Sacramento Kings |
|---|
| The Kings are 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games |
| Sacramento is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games |
| The total has gone OVER in 13 of Sacramento’s last 16 games |
| The Kings are 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home |
| The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento’s last 6 games at home |
| The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Sacramento’s last 25 games at home |
| The Kings are 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City |
| Sacramento is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing Oklahoma City |
| The total has gone OVER in 8 of Sacramento’s last 12 games when playing Oklahoma City |
| The Kings are 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City |
| The Kings are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City |
| The total has gone OVER in 6 of Sacramento’s last 7 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City |
Next up:
Oklahoma City at Utah Saturday, December 22
Sacramento home to Memphis Friday, December 21
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