WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his Charlotte Hornets vs Sacramento Kings betting preview for Friday, December 10. At the time of posting, the Kings are holding steady as a 1-point road favorite in Charlotte, with the total sitting at 231 points.<\/p>\n
Stay on top of the latest NBA<\/a> updates direct from Las Vegas!<\/em><\/p>\n The Kings, winners of 3 straight take on th\u2026.THE KINGS WINNERS OF 3 STRAIGHT?!?!? You read that correctly, the Kings have beaten the Clippers twice and the Magic once for their only three game winning streak of the season. Their last game was something that looked like a game from the \u201cAnd 1\u201d league as they beat Orlando 142-130, and they\u2019ll be facing another team that can get into big shootouts in the Charlotte Hornets. This game opened as a pick’em with the total at 228, but the Kings are now holding steady as a small road favorite with the total climbing over 230. Let’s dive in and see what the play is in this game.<\/p>\n Charlotte has been dealing with having players out with the COVID protocols, but they\u2019ve played competitively without Lamelo Ball beating Atlanta by three and losing to Philly twice\u2026once by 4 and once by 3 in overtime. It\u2019s been a real team effort to play as well as they have as they\u2019ve had a different leading scorer each of the last three nights, but one of the underlying stories with Charlotte is their crazy pace of play and complete lack of defense without Plumlee. Six of their last seven games have gone over 247 points\u202616 points higher than the total on this game. They give up the 2nd most points a game to shooting guards per game, the 3rd most points per game to power forwards, and the most points per game to centers.<\/p>\n The Kings have had a tumultuous season to this point as they\u2019ve already had a coaching change as Alvin Gentry has taken over for Luke Walton, and in the last three games they\u2019ve put up 124, 104 and 142, but let\u2019s maybe not completely overreact as the two games before that they put up 92 and 101 against the Lakers and Grizzlies. Sacramento also has some defensive issues on certain positions as they give up the 2nd most points to point guards, and the 3rd most points to shooting guards.<\/p>\n We can expect the guards of Charlotte to have success and that could mean a lot of points as Oubre has played well, and Hayward can definitely find holes in that defense. Fox has really played well the last couple games have most of the other Kings players so I would expect them to have success on the offensive end as well. It\u2019s hard to pick an outright winner as both teams are playing at a very similar level, so I\u2019ll go ahead and look at the total. Both teams are on a days rest, and have been playing no defense and lots of offense. The total has climbed three points since it opened, and I certainly agree with the move.<\/p>\n Friday on WagerTalk TV: \u2014 WagerTalk (@WagerTalk) December 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nCharlotte Hornets vs Sacramento Kings Predictions<\/h3>\n
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