Kings Vs Thunder: NBA Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 26, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 25, 2023

The Sacramento Kings (34-25) visit the Oklahoma City Thunder (28-31) on February 26, 2023 at Paycom Center, where the Kings are 3.5-point favorites in a matchup featuring two of the highest-scoring squads in the NBA. The Kings are first (120.6 ppg), and the Thunder are fourth (117.9). A 238.5-point over/under has been set in the matchup.

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Kings Vs Thunder Betting Odds

Favorite Spread Total
Kings -3.5 238.5

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Injury Report as of February 26

Kings: KZ Okpala: Out (Knee)

Thunder: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Out (Ankle), Aleksej Pokusevski: Out (Leg)

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Thunder (+3.5)
Total Pick Under (238.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Kings Vs Thunder Stat Rankings

Kings Avg. (Rank) Thunder Avg. (Rank)
120.6 (1st) Points Scored 117.9 (4th)
118.1 (25th) Points Allowed 116.4 (20th)
41.9 (22nd) Rebounds 44.0 (10th)
9.2 (25th) Off. Rebounds 11.6 (9th)
13.3 (7th) 3pt Made 12.2 (13th)
26.9 (4th) Assists 24.7 (18th)
13.7 (18th) Turnovers 12.9 (6th)

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Kings Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
De’Aaron Fox 54 25.3 4.3 6.2 1.1 0.3 1.6
Domantas Sabonis 57 18.8 12.3 6.9 0.9 0.5 0.4
Kevin Huerter 56 14.8 3.4 2.9 1.1 0.3 2.6
Harrison Barnes 59 14.8 4.6 1.6 0.8 0.1 1.6
Malik Monk 56 14.0 2.6 3.9 0.6 0.2 1.7

Thunder Key Players

Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 54 31.0 4.7 5.7 1.6 1.1 0.9
Josh Giddey 54 16.1 7.7 5.8 0.8 0.5 0.9
Luguentz Dort 52 14.0 4.4 2.3 1.0 0.3 1.8
Jalen Williams 55 12.3 4.2 2.9 1.2 0.5 0.9
Isaiah Joe 49 9.0 2.4 1.1 0.6 0.1 2.3

Betting Trends

  • The Kings are 32-26-1 against the spread this season.
  • Sacramento has an ATS record of 15-8-1 as 3.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Kings have played 59 games this year, and 29 of them have hit the over.
  • Sacramento’s games have finished with more than 238.5 points 26 times so far this year.
  • The over/under in this matchup is 238.5 points, 0.3 fewer than the average total in this season’s Kings contests.
  • The Thunder’s record against the spread is 36-21-2.
  • As a 3.5-point underdog or more, Oklahoma City is 21-7-2 against the spread.
  • There have been 33 Thunder games (out of 59) that went over the total this season.
  • So far this season, 24 Oklahoma City’s games have featured more than 238.5 points scored.
  • The over/under for this game is 4.2 points higher than the average scoring total for Thunder games of 234.3.

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