The NBA regular season begins for the Portland Trail Blazers and the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. The Kings and Trail Blazers will be hoping for a better after finishing 24th and 25th overall in the 2021-22 NBA standings, respectfully. The Trail Blazers and Kings did meet in the preseason, where Sacramento Kings defeated Portland Trail Blazers 126-94.
We’ll search through the important Trail Blazers vs Kings betting stats and odds to find the best pick for your bet tick ticket today.
Tip-off for the Trail Blazers vs. Kings is scheduled for 10:00 P.M. on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. You can catch this game on NBA League Pass.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Sacramento Kings Stats
Portland Trail Blazers
With Wednesday’s NBA games marking the beginning of the 2022-23 NBA regular season for the majority of the league, we don’t have any NBA stats to analyze.
We’ll use the Trail Blazers’ preseason matchup with the Sacramento Kings and their 2021-22 averages for the Trail Blazers vs Kings betting stats for your NBA picks.
Lineup Breakdown
With forward Nassir Little locked up for another four years, signing a $28 million extension, Portland has their sixth-best available player under contract for the foreseeable future.
Damian Lillard averaged 24.0 points per game in 2021-22 and is prepared and healthy to lead the Trail Blazers for another season.
Alongside Lillard, Josh Hart will be expected to play a significant role for the Trail Blazers’ offense after averaging 20.5 points per game in 2021-22, while Anfernee Simons averaged 17.3 points per game and is going to need to step up and replace CJ McCollum’s 20.5 points per game that left for New Orleans.
Trail Blazers Stats
Important to the Trail Blazers vs Kings betting stats are Portland’s points per game statistics from 2021-22. Portland averaged 106.23 points per game, averaging 115.11 points against in 2021-22.
The Portland Trail Blazers have three players listed on the injury report as out: power forward Trendon Watford, center Olivier Sarr, and shooting guard Gary Payton II.
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings have two players listed as out on the injury report: small forward Trendon Watford is listed as out due to COVID-19 protocols.
In contrast, power forward Keegan Murray is listed as out. Starting shooting guard Kevin Hunter is listed as day-to-day.
Kings’ Starters
This is very important to the Trail Blazers vs Kings betting stats, as Huerter and Murray are considered two of the Kings’ starters.
The Sacramento Kings will rely on De’Aaron Fox to carry the load, hoping he can improve on his 2021-22 season average of 23.2 points per game.
When Huerter does return to the lineup, he’ll be excepted to replace Buddy Hield’s production from 2021-22.
Heild averaged 14.4 points and a 38.2 field goal percentage primarily off the bench in 55 games for the Kings, while Huerter averaged 12.1 points per game and a 45.4% field goal percentage.
Kings’ Stats
Important to the Trail Blazers vs Kings betting stats are Sacramento’s points per game statistics from 2021-22.
The Sacramento Kings averaged 110.30 points per game while averaging 115.77 points against in 2021-22.
In their preseason matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers, the Sacramento Kings defeated the Trail Blazers:
- 126-94
- shooting 50.6% from the field
- 46.7 % from beyond the three-point line
The Trail Blazers weren’t great from the field, converting 40.3% of their attempts and only managing a 34.5% three-point shooting percentage.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Sacramento Kings Betting Trends
Online sportsbooks have the Sacramento Kings listed as the moneyline favorite, with odds ranging between -120 and -130.
Moneyline
The Portland Trail Blazers are the moneyline betting underdog, with odds ranging between +100 and +110.
Spread
As of publication, online sportsbooks have the spread listed at 1.5, 2, and 2.5 points. The Sacramento Kings are listed between -1.5 and -2.5, with odds ranging from +100 and -112.
The Portland Trail Blazers are listed between +1.5 and +2.5 points, with odds ranging between -108 and -118.
Total
The total points are 226 and 226.5 points, depending on the online sportsbook. The over has NBA odds ranging between -105 and -110, while the under is listed with odds from -108 and -112.
With this game being one of twelve NBA games opening the regular season on Thursday night, we don’t have any Trail Blazers vs Kings betting stats and trends to explore.
We’ll turn to both teams’ preseason NBA matchups and last year’s performances to find the stats and trends that matter.
Online sportsbooks report that the wagers placed on the moneyline are fairly split between the Trail Blazers and the Kings.
2022-23 NBA Preseason
In the 2022-23 NBA preseason, the Portland Trail Blazers had a 1-5 record on the moneyline, with their only win coming against Maccabi Ra’anana of the Israeli National League on October 6th. For their part, the Sacramento Kings were 4-0 on the moneyline in the preseason.
After completing their 2021-22 NBA schedule, the Sacramento Kings had a 39-42-1 record against the spread (48.15%), while the Portland Trail Blazers were 30-51-1 (37.04%) against the spread.
The Kings were 30-52 on the moneyline, while the Trail Blazers were 27-55 on the moneyline. Portland’s over/under record was 36-44-2, while Sacramento finished with a 43-38-1 over/under record.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Sacramento Kings Predictions
The players injuries to the Sacramento Kings’ starters factor into our possible predictions, along with the available Trail Blazers vs Kings betting stats. We’re leaning toward taking the Portland Trail Blazers to win on the moneyline.
These two teams didn’t reach the over in their preseason matchup, and despite different playing times and expectations, we don’t see Portland and Sacramento surpassing the over. We’d side with the under on the total points line.
Who to Bet On?
We think Portland will win and won’t be as close as the point spread suggests. We definitely like the Trail Blazers to cover the spread (+1.5 to +2.5), especially since we’re taking them to win on the money line.
Even though these two NBA teams were near the bottom of the NBA standings last season, this game should be interesting and can provide you with the extra value from a Portland Trail Blazers win, parlaying the Trail Blazers to win on the money line and cover the point spread.
NBA Pick: Blazers +2.5 (-110)
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