Pacific Division rivals meet when the Sacramento Kings (11-8) travel to face the Phoenix Suns (12-9) at Footprint Center, tipping off at 9:00 PM ET on Friday, December 8, 2023. It’s the first matchup between the teams this season.
The Kings face off against the Suns in a game oddsmakers expect to be a tight one. The Kings are favored by just 1.5 points against the Suns. The matchup features a point total of 232.5.
Kings vs. Suns Betting Odds
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- Spread: Sacramento -1.5
- Total: 232.5
- Moneyline: Sacramento -122, Phoenix +102
Kings at Suns odds, spread, & more
- Pick ATS: Suns (+ 1.5)
- Pick OU:
Under (232.5)
- Prediction:
Suns 117 – Kings 114
- Sacramento has been victorious in seven, or 53.8%, of the 13 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season, Sacramento has come away with a win six times in 11 chances when named as a favorite of at least -122 or shorter on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Sacramento has a 55% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Phoenix has been the underdog on the moneyline six total times this season. Phoenix has gone 2-4 in those games.
- Phoenix has gone 2-3 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +102 or longer (40%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, Phoenix’s implied win probability is 49.5%.
- The Kings average 116.5 points per game, only 3.6 more points than the 112.9 the Suns give up.
- Sacramento is 8-5 against the spread and 10-3 overall when scoring more than 112.9 points.
- When it scores more than 117.3 points, Phoenix is 4-4-1 against the spread and 7-2 overall.
- Sacramento’s record is 6-1 against the spread and 5-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 115.5 points.
- The Kings are at the ninth spot in the NBA’s scoring charts (116.5 PPG), while the Suns allow the 15th-fewest points per game (112.9) in the league.
- The 11th-ranked scoring NBA team (115.5 PPG) is Phoenix, while the Sacramento squad ranks 22nd in the league defensively (117.3 PPG).
- The Kings have a negative point differential on the season (-14 total points, -0.8 per game), while the Suns have scored 55 more points than their opponents (2.6 per game).
Over/Under
- Sacramento’s average implied point total this season is 0.8 more points than its implied total in Friday’s game (117.8 implied points on average compared to 117 implied points in this game).
- This season, Sacramento has scored more than 117 points 12 times.
- The 115.6-point average implied total on the season for Phoenix is 0.4 fewer points than the team’s 116-point implied total in this matchup.
How to watch Kings vs. Suns
- Game Day: Friday, December 8, 2023
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: AZFamily and NBCS-CA
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- Arena: Footprint Center
- TV Channel: KPHE – Arizona's Family Sports
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