Oklahoma City Thunder at Sacramento Kings Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 12/15/2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 10:30 PM
Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento
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The Oklahoma City Thunder, who are just 5-6 on the road so far this year, will be visiting the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. During the 2013-14 season, the Thunder were able to sweep their four-game series against the Kings.
Oklahoma City's offense scored 41 first-quarter points on Sunday night and went on to rout the Phoenix Suns 112-88 at home. They did have 18 turnovers in that game, but they were also able to make 48.8 percent of their shots.
The Thunder currently have the best defense in the NBA by giving up less than 94 points per game to their opponents. Since coming back from injury, point guard Russell Westbrook has averaged 25.8 points and 6.8 assists per game.
On Saturday night, the Kings lost their third game in a row when the Detroit Pistons beat them 95-90 in Sacramento. The Kings turned the ball over 16 times in that loss and only ended up making 35.5 percent of their shot attempts.
The Kings have been one of the better rebounding teams this season, but they are also allowing their opponents to score 101.3 points per game against them. Small forward Rudy Gay has had a good start to the year by averaging 21.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. Point guard Darren Collison has scored 16 points per game and is dishing out a team-high 6.3 assists per game.
Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Trends
Oklahoma City Thunder are 13-10-1 Against the Spread
Oklahoma City Thunder are 6-17-0 against the Over/Under
Sacramento Kings Betting Trends
Sacramento Kings are 12-10-2 Against the Spread
Sacramento Kings are 12-12-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Oklahoma City Thunder
No injuries to report at this time
Sacramento Kings
12/07/14 C DeMarcus Cousins Illness out indefinitely
Josh's Pick: Take Oklahoma City
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