Milwaukee Bucks at Sacramento Kings Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 12/17/2014
Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 10:00 PM
Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento
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The Milwaukee Bucks will be playing in the third of four consecutive road games when they take on the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.
Last season, the Kings were able to sweep their two-game regular season series against the Bucks. They won their home game against them by the score of 116-102, and then easily defeated them 124-107 later in the season in Sacramento.
In his three games against the Kings, Bucks big man Larry Sanders has been able to average 8.7 points and 2.7 blocks per game. Point guard Brandon Knight has averaged 17.5 points and seven assists in his six games against Sacramento, while shooting guard O.J. Mayo has scored 15.8 points per game against them in 20 career games.
On Tuesday night, the Kings scored just 38 second-half points against the Oklahoma City Thunder and were beaten 104-92 at home. They were the better rebounding team in that game, but they also couldn't hit their shots and they turned the ball over 17 times.
The Kings are one of the worst teams at sharing the ball this season, averaging just 19.5 assists per game. Small forward Rudy Gay has a 20.3 PER right now by averaging 21.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game. Point guard Darren Collison has scored 18.3 points per game and leads the team in assists with 6.2 per game.
Milwaukee Bucks Betting Trends
Milwaukee Bucks are 17-8-0 Against the Spread
Milwaukee Bucks are 13-12-0 against the Over/Under
Sacramento Kings Betting Trends
Sacramento Kings are 12-11-2 Against the Spread
Sacramento Kings are 12-13-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Milwaukee Bucks
12/17/14 F Jabari Parker Ankle out for season
12/04/14 F Ersan Ilyasova Facial out indefinitely
12/02/14 C John Henson Foot out indefinitely
10/25/14 F Damien Inglis Foot out indefinitely
Sacramento Kings
12/17/14 F Omri Casspi Knee "?" Thursday vs. Milwaukee
12/07/14 C DeMarcus Cousins Illness out indefinitely
Guy's Pick: Take Sacramento
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