Jan. 18, 2026, 11:16 a.m. ET

The Portland Trail Blazers (21-22) visit the Sacramento Kings (12-30) Sunday. Tip-off from Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, is at 9 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Trail Blazers vs. Kings odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Trail Blazers lead 2-0

The Blazers are 7-2 in their last 9 games and have won their last 2. They can reach .500 with a win tonight. Portland played Saturday, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 132-116. The Trail Blazers covered as a 3.5-point home favorite and the Over (223.5) cashed. They jumped out to a 40-27 lead after 1 quarter and never looked back. Three players scored more than 20 points for Portland, led by G Shaedon Sharpe’s 25.

The Kings are playing the fifth game of a 7-game homestand and are 4-0 thus far. They beat the visiting Washington Wizards 128-115 Friday, covering as a 7.5-point favorite with the Over (235.5) cashing. C Domantas Sabonis played for the first time since Nov. 16 and finished with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists off the bench. G Russell Westbrook scored 26 points, making 6 of 9 from beyond the arc to lead the Kings.

The Blazers beat the Kings 134-133 in OT in Portland Dec. 18 and then won again in Sacramento 2 nights later, 98-93. The Kings were favored in both games.

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Moneyline (ML): Trail Blazers +125 (bet $100 to win $125) | Kings -155 (bet $155 to win $100)Against the spread (ATS): Trail Blazers +2.5 (-102) | Kings -2.5 (-118)Over/Under (O/U): 228.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)Trail Blazers at Kings key injuries

Trail Blazers

(Not yet submitted — below was for Saturday’s game)

F Deni Avdija (back) outG Scoot Henderson (hamstring) outG Damian Lillard (Achilles) out for season

Kings

F Keegan Murray (ankle) out

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

Trail Blazers at Kings picks and predictionsPrediction

Kings 115, Trail Blazers 111

The Blazers are 9-12 on the road this season but have won 2 of their last 3 away games. Meanwhile, the Kings are 9-12 at home overall but have won their last 4, and Sabonis has returned.

The Blazers are 5-2 when playing on no rest, as they are tonight. The Kings are 5-6 when playing with a rest advantage.

Three of the Kings’ wins during this streak have come against teams at or above .500. They are playing their best basketball of the season.

Expect that to continue, but the spread for either team offers better value than the Kings’ moneyline.

PASS.

The Kings are 11-1 ATS in their 12 victories this season. They are 2-2 ATS as favorites.

Of the Blazers’ 22 losses, 21 have been by more than 2 points.

BET KINGS -2.5 (-118).

Six of Portland’s last 10 games have failed to reach 229 total points. The same is true for the Kings’ last 10 games.

Their previous meeting in Sacramento totaled just 191 points.

BET UNDER 228.5 (-105).

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