The Phoenix Suns and the Sacramento Kings will meet on Friday, April 12th, 2024 (10:40 PM ET/7:40 PM PT). The Kings, who have been struggling lately, are underdogs in the game at home at +5.0 (bet365). They can still catch the Suns in the standings for the No. 7 seed in the west. However, at this point, all games are "must-win" games for Sacramento if they are going to have a chance to do that. My Suns vs Kings prediction is that Phoenix will win this game.
NBA Matchup: Suns vs Kings
Away: Phoenix Suns
Home: Sacramento Kings
Game time: Friday, April 12th, 2024 @ 10:40 PM ET
Suns vs Kings odds (home team's spread): +5.0 (bet365)
Phoenix vs Sacramento Prediction: Latest NBA Headlines
The Phoenix Suns are 47-33 to date on the season. They head into Friday as the No. 7 seed in the west. They can still avoid the play-in tournament and that makes the game against Sacramento important. It is doubly important because they also need to safeguard their current position. If they lose to the Kings, then Phoenix could still finish lower than 7th.
The Suns last played on Wednesday. This was a game that they lost to the LA Clippers, a game that LA hosted. The final score in that outcome was 124-108. Devin Booker and Kevin Durant played huge minutes in the game. Meanwhile, Josef Nurkic had a double-double in the game for rebounds and assists.
Phoenix has been a pretty steady team lately. They have gone 4-2 in their last six and 9-5 in their last fourteen. They are guaranteed at least a spot in the Western Conference's play-in tournament.
Phoenix Suns injuries: recent news
The team does not have any injuries in their depth chart at ESPN as of very early on Friday. With Booker, Bradley Beal, Durant, and Nurkic all playing on a day's rest, the Suns look dangerous in this game. Their healthy starting lineup is a reason why they are entering as road favorites against the Kings.
Double-check for playing status updates with Phoenix (00:55 ET time of writing): Team's Depth Chart
Sacramento Kings: Recent Form Alert
Formerly: 42 - 29 heading into March 26th, 2024
Currently: 45 - 35 (overall)
Recent form: 3 - 6 since March 26th, 2024
Recent winning rate: .333
Sacramento has not been playing well lately. They enter Friday as a 45-35 team. They will also enter Friday after only a little rest. The team played on Thursday, losing 135-123 to the New Orleans Pelicans. The Kings overplayed De'Aaron Fox in the game as he had 41 minutes. But he has logged big minutes in one game and played well in the next, even without a day off between games, on previous occasions. Keegan Murray and Domantas Sabonis were also in the mid-30s for minutes. These are players that bettors will have to watch for on Friday for injury updates.
Sacramento Kings injuries: recent news
Javale McGee missed Thursday's game with an illness. He has not been a critical player for Sacramento this season. Otherwise, it's just old news with Sacramento's injuries, like Malik Monk's injury. But bettors should be very mindful of Sacramento's updates following the big-minute game to their starters on Thursday.
Double-check status updates Sacramento (00:55 ET time of writing):: Team's Depth Chart
Suns vs Kings Prediction: Betting Tips
Sacramento should be opposed in this game. You could oppose Sacramento early and hope that injury updates work against them on Friday. After all, Phoenix was idle on Thursday and is therefore less likely to have bad news on game day.
Or you could just oppose Sacramento because they have stunk lately. But I am expecting Sacramento to go all out in this game as they are flirting with the No. 10 seed if they suffer a loss. That will likely keep them out of the playoffs. But the Kings have been worse without Monk, a key bench player for them. They feel deflated and even a bit panicked. My recommendation is to take the Suns at -200 on the moneyline (bet365) with all hands on deck at the start of the day for Phoenix.
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