NBA Betting Preview: New Jersey Nets at Sacramento Kings
Posted: Jan 22, 2008
By
SBGGlobal
Opening Line: Kings - 5.5 , Total 199
The Sacramento Kings look to continue their home domination of New Jersey as they host the Nets on Tuesday night. New Jersey has not win in Sacramento since 1997. Mike Bibby, Kevin Martin and Ron Artest are expected to all be in the starting lineup together for the first time this season on Tuesday night. The three have played together in three games this season but Tuesday is expected to be the first time they all start together. The Kings have won two of the three games with the trio contributing. Martin returned five games and is averaging 26 points per game since coming back. Bibby and Artest have been coming off the bench in the last few games but both are expected to start on Tuesday. Bibby is averaging 15.3 points and 5 rebounds per game while Artest is averaging 16.5 points per game. SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Kings at Home.
The Kings beat New Jersey earlier this season on the road 106-101. This will be the third game on a six game road trip for the Nets. They were blown out in Phoenix 116-92 on Sunday. The Nets have been horrible defensively lately, allowing at least 110 points per game. "Regardless of who you play, defensively we have to be a whole lot better," Nets coach Lawrence Frank said.
SBG Global Current Line: Kings - 6 (-105) , Total 201
Here are the NBA betting stats for Tuesday’s game. The Nets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a road underdog. The Nets are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 vs. the Western Conference. The Nets are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games.
The Nets are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Pacific. The Nets are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
The Kings are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 Tuesday games. The Kings are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Kings are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Kings are 7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 games as a home favorite. The Kings are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 home games.
The Under is 6-1 in the Nets last 7 games as an underdog. The Over is 7-3 in the Nets last 10 vs. the Pacific.
The Over is 5-0 in the Kings last 5 home games. The Over is 5-0-2 in the Kings last 7 overall. The Over is 4-1-3 in the Kings last 8 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Over is 15-6 in the Kings last 21 Tuesday games. The Over is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in Sacramento between the two teams.
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