Houston Rockets vs. Sacramento Kings odds, tips and betting trends

Houston Rockets vs. Sacramento Kings odds, tips and betting trends | 1/11/2026

The Sacramento Kings (8-30) will attempt to break a seven-game losing streak when hosting the Houston Rockets (22-13) on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at Golden 1 Center. This matchup is at 9 p.m. ET on SCHN and NBCS-CA.

The Rockets are a double-digit favorite against the Kings when the Rockets and the Kings meet. The Rockets are favored by 13 points. The point total for the game is 223.5.

Rockets vs. Kings betting odds

NBA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Spread: Houston -13Total: 223.5Moneyline: Houston -699, Sacramento +500Watch this game on Fubo!Rockets at Kings odds, spread, & morePredictionPick ATS: Rockets (- 13)Pick OU: Over (223.5)Prediction: Rockets 122 – Kings 108MoneylineThe Rockets have compiled a 21-12 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 63.6% of those games).Houston has won all three games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -699 or shorter.Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rockets have an implied win probability of 87.5%.The Kings have entered the game as underdogs 35 times this season and won six, or 17.1%, of those games.Sacramento has not won as an underdog of +500 or more on the moneyline this season in four games with those odds or longer.The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 16.7% chance of a victory for the Kings.Against the spreadThe Rockets record 118.5 points per game, only 3.6 fewer points than the 122.1 the Kings give up.Houston has an 8-5 record against the spread and an 8-5 record overall when putting up more than 122.1 points.Sacramento is 10-5 against the spread and 7-8 overall when it scores more than 110.7 points.Houston’s record is 13-3 against the spread and 15-1 overall when it allows fewer than 109.8 points.The Rockets are the league’s ninth-ranked scoring team (118.5 PPG), while the Kings allow the rank 27th in points per game (122.1) in NBA play.Sacramento is the NBA’s 29th-ranked offense (109.8 PPG), while Houston is the second-ranked defense (110.7).The Rockets have totaled 271 more points than their opponents this season (7.8 per game on average), while the Kings have been out-scored by 467 total points (12.3 per game average differential).Over/UnderHouston’s average implied point total this season is the same as its implied total in Sunday’s game (118 points).This season, Houston has totaled more than 118 points in a game 17 times.Sacramento’s average implied point total on the year (120.9 points) is 15.9 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (105 points).How to watch Rockets vs. KingsWatch this game on Fubo!

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