NBA Picks and Betting Tips: Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 25th November
NLB Staff
25.11.2024 00:46
Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction
Seeing that the Sacramento Kings have entered this game struggling over the last couple of matchups, they play a Nets squad continuing their tank for their lottery pick. As the Kings lost their previous game against Los Angeles by a score of 102-88, their opponents in Brooklyn come off a huge defeat against Philadelphia. This matchup will occur on November 25th at 7:30 A.M. IST in Golden 1 Center of Sacramento. Underneath are our key betting tips, player props, head-to-head trends, and vital injuries to create a potential outcome for this matchup.
Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Key Betting Tips & Predictions
1. Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Moneyline Pick
The Kings should win their -333 moneyline in this game as they are much more likely to come with the victory due to all-around greatness. Seeing that Domantas Sabonis continues being one of the best inside scorers, he should completely handle Nic Claxton in this game while Sacramento’s backcourt with De’Aaron Fox should be able to control Dennis Schroeder. As the other position has a more favorable matchup for the Nets with Cam Thomas being a way better scorer than Kevin Huerter, Sacramento’s two wings in Demar Derozan plus Keegan Murray can handle the games of Dorian Finney-Smith and Cameron Johnson on both ends. Therefore, the -333 moneyline is a perfect pick as they should win their 5th straight vs Brooklyn.
2. Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Point Spread Pick
With Sacramento entering this match as -8.5 favorites, this should be taken due to their stars that can completely dominate Brooklyn’s young pieces. Seeing that De’Aaron Fox continues to be one of the quickest guards in the game, his ability to finish inside and knock down deep shots is a vital component. As someone who has improved in creating assists for others, he should have a very simple matchup against Dennis Schroeder. Knowing that the Nets guard has regressed a lot in speed, Fox should continue finding easy lanes against him while also being a vital defense player. Even though Schroeder has shown some aspect of scoring, Fox’s quick hands will keep him quiet. Creating extra possessions on the other end, he has a great ability to get his shooting guard Kevin Huerter involved from deep. Although Huerter has struggled a lot and will let up easy points from the mid-range or beyond-the-arc against an elite scorer like Thomas, he should still keep it somewhere around by knocking down threes off ball screens. Knowing that Cameron Johnson is the Nets' small forward, he has a tough task against a long defender like Demar Derozan that can create multiple blocks on him. Seeing that Derozan can also be their best shooter from anywhere on the floor, he will continue creating great looks against a weaker defender like Johnson. As Keegan Murray has seemed to get better in the mid-range and side areas for scoring this season, his ability will be on display against Dorian Finney-Smith. With Smith being a much smaller defender who has struggled in closing out, Murray should also win the rebounding battle, while Domantas Sabonis is this squad’s strongest all-around player. All in all, Sacramento should win their -8.5 spread in this matchup.
3. Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Over/Under Pick (Total Points)
As the over/under in this game is at 223.5 points, it seems like this will be another high-scoring game with both squads having multiple lethal threats. With Cam Thomas going to lead Brooklyn in scoring, this Kings unit will rely on their big three in Demar Derozan, De’Aaron Fox, and Domantas Sabonis to help the score go well over their 184 combined points last time where this Nets squad had everyone out.
Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Top Player Props
Demar Derozan over 21.5 points at 1.90: As the Kings' star small forward continues attacking defenses with his ability to hit the mid-range or deep, he should get back to having high-scoring nights. Although there have been some recent struggles from him, Derozan’s matchup against Cameron Johnson gives him more agility and speed to work with for easy finishes. Seeing that Demar has averaged 22.4 points a game this season, he should hit the over in this matchup.
Cam Thomas over 22.5 points at 1.98: With Cam Thomas being one of the most explosive scorers in NBA play, he continues knocking down top-level jump shots while also attacking his hoop. Going up against a weaker defender like Kevin Huerter who won’t be able to handle Thomas’s skills, the Nets star should easily win this matchup. As Cam Thomas has averaged 24.3 points a night, he should improve that average in this game.
Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Injury News & Impact
Brooklyn Nets Injuries: As Day’ron Sharpe, a hamstring injury, and Bojan Bogdanovic, 15.2 points, out with his foot injury, have been out the whole season so far, this Nets squad should continue running out with the same rotations to rebuild.
Sacramento Kings Injuries: With Malik Monk, 12.6 points, still out due to his ankle injury, this Kings roster will be depleted at the shooting guard position once again with Kevin Huerter not having a great season.
Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Head-to-Head Trends
With Sacramento owning this matchup after winning 4 straight games against Brooklyn, they will look to continue building upon it after the game. Seeing that they scored over 100 points in all of these games and are averaging 123 points a night during that time, their squad hopes to have another high-octane offensive night. As Sacramento is 5-1 against the spread vs Brooklyn over 6 previous games, this unit is going to improve on that record.
Betting Insights & Public Trends
Looking at the current public trends, Sacramento is backed by 79.7% of bettors to beat Brooklyn in this matchup.
Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Final Prediction
Seeing that the Sacramento Kings have entered this game on a very cold streak, they should finally get things together against a less difficult team in Brooklyn. Led by De’Aaron Fox at point guard, his quickness to finish inside and create off the dribble has been nearly unbeatable this season. Knowing that Dennis Schroeder has struggled on defense this season, this Kings star can continue putting easy buckets in and dominate the passing game as well. Even though Schroeder has shown some capability in scoring, it will be held quiet due to Fox’s ability to create traps and turnovers. Knowing that Cam Thomas continues being a great all-around scorer that the Kings’ Kevin Huerter won’t be able to handle, he is one piece that will keep this game closer for Brooklyn. Although Huerter hasn’t been a great defender, he could keep the box score close with his ability to shoot wide-open threes at an efficient rate against a weaker Nets defender.
Knowing that Demar Derozan is this unit's best all-around scorer, he should use his smartness and great shooting form to control Cameron Johnson’s defense. Although Johnson has been a decent scorer, Derozan’s ability to dribble and create some great shots over a defender will completely outplay that. Also, talking about Johnson’s scoring, he may be limited to some very rough shots as Demar DeRozan brings some of the best defense to this Kings unit. Having a two-way power forward in Keegan Murray who can outrebound Dorian Finney-Smith with size and length as well, this group will have their best player Domantas Sabonis being guarded by Nic Claxton. With Sabonis being way more skilled as an inside scorer who can stretch it out, he will get more boards due to his strength and continue creating great looks for others. As this Kings squad will have Keon Ellis and Trey Lyles off the bench, Brooklyn can only keep it close if bench pieces like Ben Simmons play at a higher level.
Our prediction: Sacramento Kings win this game and their -8.5 spread, while the score goes over 223.5 points.
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