The Oklahoma City Thunder (59-12) travel to face off against the Sacramento Kings (35-36) on Tuesday, March 25th. This game will be played at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento and televised on TNT. The Thunder are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Kings are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Kings. Tip-off is set for 10:00 ET.

Thunder vs Kings

The Thunder Are Coming Off A Win

The Thunder improved to 59-12 this season with a 103-101 win over the Clippers on Sunday. Oklahoma City, favored by -1.5, covered the spread with the two-point victory. The game’s total of 204 points fell well short of the 227.5 O/U line.

A key 15-0 run helped the Thunder take control, going from 36-26 to 51-36. They held the Clippers to 17 points in the 2nd quarter before entering the 4th with an 81-77 lead. The Clippers outscored the Thunder 24-22 in the final frame, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Oklahoma City’s earlier surge.

The Kings Are Coming Off A Win

The Kings fell to 35-36 on the season after a 113-95 loss to the Celtics on Monday. Sacramento, who entered the game as +5 point underdogs, couldn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game were 208, falling short of the 224.5 O/U line.

Sacramento had a promising start with a 10-0 run, but Boston took control, outscoring the Kings in every quarter. The Celtics pulled away in the 4th, holding the Kings to just 17 points while scoring 25 of their own.

Thunder Offense Breakdown

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to a win over the Clippers, despite shooting just 24.1% from the field. He finished with 26 points and 8 assists. Aaron Wiggins added 19 points, hitting 3 threes at 37.5% efficiency.

Oklahoma City shot 40.2% overall and 34.3% from three, making 12 threes in the game. Alex Caruso and Isaiah Hartenstein each contributed 14 points, with Caruso scoring 8 in the 4th quarter.

Kings Offense Breakdown

In their 113-95 loss to the Celtics, the Kings struggled offensively, hitting just 8 threes at a 33.3% clip. DeMar DeRozan led the way with 20 points and 10 assists, though he shot only 37.5% from the field.

Domantas Sabonis contributed 16 points and 17 rebounds, shooting 60%, while Keon Ellis added 14 points, hitting 2 threes at 50%. Ellis scored 7 points in the 1st quarter, and DeRozan added 10 in the 3rd.

Thunder Team Defense

Despite a rough start, allowing 34 points in the 1st quarter, the Thunder tightened up defensively, giving up just 17 points in the 2nd quarter to help secure a 103-101 win over the Clippers. Oklahoma City allowed 26 points in the 3rd and 24 in the 4th, holding Los Angeles to 101 points overall.

Oklahoma City held the Clippers to 42% shooting, including just 30% from three-point range, with Los Angeles making only 8 threes. The Thunder also recorded 9 steals and 8 blocks in the game.

Kings Team Defense

Despite a rough start, the Thunder tightened up defensively after the 1st quarter, allowing just 17 points in the 2nd to help secure a 103-101 win over the Clippers. Oklahoma City held Los Angeles to 42% shooting from the field, including just 8 made threes on 30% shooting from beyond the arc.

The Thunder sent the Clippers to the line 28 times, where they converted 23 free throws. Oklahoma City finished with 32 defensive rebounds, while giving up 11 offensive boards. They also added 9 steals and 8 blocks in the game.

Thunder vs Kings Trends

• In their last three road games, Oklahoma City has averaged 112 points per game while allowing 104. The team’s record in this stretch was 3-0 while going 3-0 vs. the spread.
• In their last five home games, Sacramento has averaged 110 points per game while allowing 115. The team’s record in this stretch was 1-4 while going 3-2.
• Looking back on the team’s last five games as the underdog, the Kings have a straight up record of 1-4. Their record vs the spread in these games was 1-4.
• As the betting favorite, the Thunder have an ATS mark of just 8-2 in their last ten games. Oklahoma City posted a straight up mark of 9-1 in these matchups.

Thunder vs Kings Prediction

We’re backing the Thunder for a victory, with the projected score at 137-119. Additionally, we favor them to cover the spread, so we recommend placing a bet on the Thunder at -10.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 231 and given that our model is projecting 256 points between the teams, we like the over.

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