Thunder vs. Kings Predictions & Best Bets: Spread, Moneyline, Over/Under and Props | April 9

Written By PlayPicks Staff on April 8, 2024

The Oklahoma City Thunder (53-25) play the Sacramento Kings (45-33) on April 9, 2024 at Paycom Center. The Thunder are favored, by five points, in a matchup featuring a pair of the best players in the NBA, the Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Kings’ Domantas Sabonis. The matchup has an over/under set at 227.5 points.

Before you place an informed wager on the matchup, take a look at the best bets available in Tuesday’s game based on our computer predictions.

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Spread: Thunder (-5) to Cover

  • Both DraftKings and the model expect the Thunder to walk away with the victory, but the model spread (7.5) is 2.5 points further in their direction.
  • Oklahoma City has a 42-35-1 record against the spread this season.
  • The Thunder are 19-14 ATS this season when playing as at least 5-point favorites.
  • Sacramento has gone 40-37-1 ATS this season.
  • The Kings are 4-1 ATS this year when playing as at least 5-point underdogs.

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Total: Over 227.5

  • In this game, the model projects a total (232.6 points) marginally higher than the DraftKings over/under (227.5 points).
  • In 48 games this year, Oklahoma City and its opponent have combined for more than 227.5 points.
  • Sacramento’s games have had over 227.5 points 47 times this year.
  • The Thunder and their opponents have combined to hit the over 42 out of 78 times this season.
  • Kings games have gone over the point total 35 out of 78 times this season.

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Moneyline Winner: Thunder (-192)

  • Prediction: Thunder 120, Kings 113
  • This season, Oklahoma City has been favored 57 times and won 43, or 75.4%, of those games.
  • Sacramento has been victorious in 12, or 46.2%, of the 26 contests it has been chosen as an underdog in this season.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rebounds Prop: Under 5.5

  • Gilgeous-Alexander puts up 30.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 2.1 steals (first in league) and 0.9 blocks.
  • His per-game rebound average — 5.5 — equals his prop bet over/under for Tuesday’s game.
  • He’s grabbed more rebounds than the total set for him by oddsmakers 34 times this season in his 75 games with a prop.
  • In 2023-24, the Kings are 11th in the NBA in rebounds (44.0 per game) and ninth in rebounds conceded (42.4).

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