Despite being bottom of the Western Conference, the Sacramento Kings have been able to pick up 4 wins from their last 10 games. They will have a chance to improve on that against a Brooklyn Nets team that has lost 6 straight games. The visitors today will also be without the likes of Nic Claxton, Michael Porter Jr. and Egor Denim. The absence of Claxton will be a major miss considering the production the host have been getting from their bigs. The pair have combined for 17.8 rebounds and 34.4 points per game over their last 10 showings. That is a level of production the Nets will have issues matching.
The main problem the Nets have been facing is scoring. Over the last 10 games they are dead last in offensive rating. They have scored 100 or fewer points in each of their last 6 contests. They have also been 24th in the NBA in the league in opponent points in the paint during that stretch. With the Kings 6th in scoring during that time in that category, they are well positioned to take full advantage. With the visitors having a points differential of -12.4 in road games this season, the Kings should have a great chance to cover the spread in this one.
Brooklyn Nets vs Sacramento Kings prediction: Kings -6.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to Kings -7.5.