Kings vs. Trail Blazers Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Wednesday, March 29, 2023

De’Aaron Fox’s Sacramento Kings (45-30) hit the court as double-digit favorites against the Portland Trail Blazers (32-43) on March 29, 2023. Sacramento is favored by 14 points. A point total of 235 is set for the game.

Kings vs. Trail Blazers Odds

• Kings odds to win: -1050
• Trail Blazers odds to win: +688
• Spread: Kings (-14)
• Total: 235

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Game Time and Information

• When: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
• Where: Moda Center in Portland, Oregon
• TV: ROOT Sports NW and NBCS-CA

Who Will Win Kings vs. Trail Blazers?

Kings and Trail Blazers Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

The two teams average a combined 0.2 fewer points per game, 234.8, than this matchup’s over/under of 235 points.

Sacramento and Portland have seen its opponents average a combined 0.2 fewer points per game than the over/under of 235 set for this matchup.

The Kings’ average point total in matchups this season is 239.5, 4.5 points higher than the total in this game.

Portland’s games this season have averaged an over/under of 230.1 points, 4.9 fewer than the point total in this matchup.

Sacramento has gone 41-33-1 ATS this season.

The Trail Blazers have a 34-40-1 record against the spread this year.

Kings Stats & Insights

The Kings’ +183 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 2.5 points per game) is a result of scoring 121.0 points per game (first in the NBA) while allowing 118.5 per outing (26th in the league).

The 42.2 rebounds per game the Kings average rank 22nd in the NBA. Their opponents collect 42.1 per contest.

Sacramento connects on 13.7 three-pointers per game (fifth-most in the league) at a 37.2% rate (eighth-best in the NBA), compared to the 12.4 per game its opponents make at a 37.2% rate.

The Kings rank second in the NBA with 117.2 points scored per 100 possessions, and 23rd in the league defensively with 114.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.

The Kings have been significantly better offensively at home, where they score 123.8 points per game, compared to road games, where they average 118.0 per game. Defensively, they are worse in home games, where they concede 119.6 points per game, versus playing on the road, where they allow their opponents to score 117.4 per game.

Trail Blazers Stats & Insights

The Trail Blazers have a -188 scoring differential, falling short by 2.5 points per game. They’re putting up 113.8 points per game, 17th in the league, and are allowing 116.3 per contest to rank 19th in the NBA.

Portland records 40.7 rebounds per game (27th in league) while allowing 42.5 per contest to opponents. It is outrebounded by 1.8 boards per game.

The Trail Blazers make 13.0 three-pointers per game (eighth-most in the league), while their opponents have made 12.2 on average.

The Trail Blazers rank 12th in the league averaging 112.9 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 26th, allowing 115.3 points per 100 possessions.

At home Portland is putting up 117.0 points per game, 6.4 more than it is averaging on the road (110.6).

Kings Key Players to Watch

Domantas Sabonis has a statline of 19.2 points, 12.5 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game.

Fox averages 25.3 points per game to go with 4.2 rebounds and 6.1 assists.

Kevin Huerter leads active Kings in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.8 shots per game from beyond the arc.

Fox averages 1.1 steals per game, while Keegan Murray swats 0.5 shots per contest.

Trail Blazers Key Players to Watch

The Trail Blazers go-to guy, Damian Lillard, leads active Trail Blazers players in both scoring (32.2 points per game) and assists (7.3 assists per game).

Drew Eubanks’ per-game averages this season are 6.2 points, 1.2 assists and 5.1 rebounds.

Lillard averages 4.2 made threes per game.

The Trail Blazers’ defensive efforts get a boost from Matisse Thybulle’s 1.1 steals and Eubanks’ 1.2 blocks per game.

Kings vs. Trail Blazers Prediction

• Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 14)
• Pick OU:

  Under (235)
  

• Prediction:
  Kings 119 – Trail Blazers 116

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