Sacramento Kings vs. Portland Trail Blazers odds, tips and betting trends | 12/26/2023

The Portland Trail Blazers (7-21) go up against the Sacramento Kings (17-11) on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at Moda Center. It tips at 10:00 PM ET on ROOT Sports NW and NBCS-CA.

The Kings are a 6-point favorite against the Trail Blazers when the Kings and the Trail Blazers square off. The over/under for the matchup is 235.5.

Kings vs. Trail Blazers Betting Odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:35 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Spread: Sacramento -6
  • Total: 235.5
  • Moneyline: Sacramento -235, Portland +193

Kings at Trail Blazers odds, spread, & more

  • Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 6)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (235.5)

  • Prediction:
    Kings 117 – Trail Blazers 112
  • Sacramento has been chosen as the favorite in 21 games this year and has walked away with the win 13 times (61.9%) in those games.
  • Sacramento has yet to lose in four games when named as at least a -235 moneyline favorite.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Sacramento has a 70.1% chance of pulling out a win.
  • Portland has been the moneyline underdog 26 total times this season. Portland has finished 7-19 in those games.
  • Portland has gone 4-14 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +193 or longer (22.2%).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, Portland’s implied win probability is 34.1%.
  • The Kings average 117.5 points per game, just 2.8 more points than the 114.7 the Trail Blazers give up.
  • When Sacramento puts up more than 114.7 points, it is 12-6 against the spread and 15-3 overall.
  • Portland is 3-1 against the spread and 1-3 overall when it scores more than 117.4 points.
  • Sacramento has an ATS record of 5-1 and a 4-2 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 108 points.
  • The Kings are the NBA’s eighth-ranked scoring team (117.5 PPG), while the Trail Blazers rank 17th in points per game allowed (114.7) in the league.
  • Portland is the NBA’s 29th-ranked offense (108 PPG), while Sacramento is the 21st-ranked defense (117.4).
  • The Kings have out-scored their opponents by only three points this season (0.1 points per game on average), and opponents of the Trail Blazers have out-scored them by 189 more points on the year (6.7 per game).

Over/Under

  • Sacramento’s average implied point total this season is 1.7 fewer points than its implied total in Tuesday’s game (119.3 implied points on average compared to 121 implied points in this game).
  • This season, Sacramento has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (121) 14 times.
  • The average implied point total on the year for Portland (116.6) is 1.6 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (115).

How to watch Kings vs. Trail Blazers

  • Game Day: Tuesday, December 26, 2023
  • Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: ROOT Sports NW and NBCS-CA
  • Location: Portland, Oregon
  • Arena: Moda Center
  • TV Channel: ROOT SPORTS Northwest
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