Sacramento Kings at Boston Celtics Betting Preview – Apr 5, 2024
The Sacramento Kings are on the road at the Boston Celtics on Friday. The Sacramento Kings are coming off a road loss at the Knicks on Thursday. The Kings fell to 44-32 on the season. Sacramento is in a fight with the Pelicans and Suns for the sixth seed in the Western Conference.
For Boston, they are 60-16, and have home court wrapped up for the entire postseason. The Celtics are coming off a blowout win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. Boston has won three straight games.
The Boston Celtics are -8.5 at home over the Sacramento Kings on Friday.
Top Seeded Celtics
Kristaps Porzingis led the Celtics, with four starters scoring in double figures, and three guys off the bench on Thursday. Porzingis scored 27 points and recorded 12 rebounds in the win. Jayson Tatum played just 28 minutes in the game, and scored 24 points.
Tatum leads the team in scoring with 27.2 points per game. Tatum has played in 71 of the 76 games this season for the Celtics. Jaylen Brown, who has been in and out of the lineup for Boston, is scoring 23.2 points per game, while Porzingis is third with 20.4 per game.
Boston will host the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. After that, they are in Milwaukee for their final road game of the regular season. The final three games are at home against the New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets and Washington Wizards.
Kings Coming Off Loss
The Sacramento Kings got off to a great start in New York on Thursday. The Kings scored 35 in the first quarter. That was the only quarter they won, as they eventually lost the game by 11 points. The Kings defense was not strong, as they allowed 68 points in the season half of the game.
In the loss, the Kings used 29 points from De’Aaron Fox, along with 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Domantas Sabonis discord 17, while recording 11 rebounds as well. On the season, Fox and Sabonis are leading the team with 26.3 and 19.6 points per game respectively.
The next game for the Kings is at the Nets on Sunday. Following that, they are at Oklahoma City on April 9th. The final three games of the season are at home for the Kings. They will host the Pelicans, Suns and Trail Blazers.
Celtics Down Kings
It is tough to beat the Boston Celtics. Even in a game where they are not all that worried about winning; the Celtics are still going to grab the win in this game. Sacramento cannot slow them down, and Boston wins at home. Our final betting pick and prediction for this game is the Boston Celtics – over the Sacramento Kings. We will take the Celtics with a final score of 111-101 over the Kings. Enjoy the game and good luck with all your betting for not just this game, but all the NBA action!