Dallas Mavericks vs Sacramento Kings Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 27/01/2024, 03:13  by Kennedy Kechula in NBA Predictions

The Sacramento Kings will be away to the Dallas Mavericks for their next NBA league assignment. They are currently fifth in the Western Conference standings and sit a game above eighth-placed Dallas. The Mavericks have hit a snag in the last couple of weeks and have lost five of their last eight games. They however did end a run of three successive defeats last time out and will be eager to keep this going. Jason Kidd’s men were 148-143 winners away to the Hawks to secure their 25th win of the campaign. They are now five games above .500. Luka Doncic scored a career-high 73 points which is the fourth-highest tally by a player in the history of the NBA. This should have him brimming with confidence as Dallas seeks its first win of the season over Sacramento. Kyrie Irving, Maxi Kleber, and Dwight Powell have all been ruled out for this match. Derrick Jones Jr. on the other hand is listed as ‘Questionable’. The Mavericks and Sacramento are both averaging 118.7 points a contest.

The Kings have won their last two games with the most recent coming away to the Warriors. Mike Brown’s men again flexed their richness in attack as they tallied at least 130 points for the fifth time this month. They however gave up 133 points as they won by one. Harrison Barnes led all other scorers with his season-high 39-point performance. It was the second game in a row that the former Maverick had scored at least 30 points. Sacramento have also now won 25 matches and are seven games above .500. One of their wins came the last time they were in Dallas which should have them confident of a win here. Aleksandar Vezenkov has been listed as ‘Questionable’ for this trip. Both the Mavs and Kings have almost similar records even in defence as both are allowing 118 points a night.