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The Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> (11-16) visit the Sacramento Kings<\/a> (6-21) on Saturday. Tip-off from Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, is at 10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s<\/a> NBA odds around the Trail Blazers vs. Kings odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions<\/a> for the best bets.<\/p>\n Season series: Trail Blazers lead 1-0<\/p>\n The Trail Blazers are coming off a 134-133 overtime win on Thursday at home over the Kings as 6.5-point favorites with the Over (245.5) cashing. They blew a 15-point lead in the final 1:53 of regulation. G Deni Avdija hit 2 free throws with 1.5 seconds left in overtime for the win. They have won 2 games in a row but are 3-6 in their last 9 .<\/p>\n The Kings have lost 4 straight and 8 of their last 9 games.<\/p>\n Watch the NBA on Fubo!<\/a>Trail Blazers at Kings odds<\/p>\n Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook<\/a>; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub<\/a> for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at noon ET.<\/p>\n Moneyline (ML): Trail Blazers -185 (bet $185 to win $100) | Kings +150 (bet $100 to win $150)Against the spread (ATS): Trail Blazers -4.5 (-110) | Kings +4.5 (-110)Over\/Under (O\/U): 239.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)Trail Blazers at Kings key injuries<\/p>\n Trail Blazers<\/p>\n F Jerami Grant (Achilles) questionableG Scoot Henderson (hamstring) outG Jrue Holiday (calf) out<\/p>\n Kings<\/p>\n C Drew Eubanks (thumb) outG Zach LaVine (ankle) outC Domantas Sabonis (knee) out<\/p>\n For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report<\/a>.<\/p>\n Trail Blazers at Kings picks and predictionsPrediction<\/p>\n Kings 121, Trail Blazers 117<\/p>\n Two struggling teams battle for the second time in a row. The home team has won the last 8 meetings between the 2 teams.<\/p>\n The Blazers are only 6-10 on the road this season, although the Kings’ 3-8 home mark isn’t much to get too excited about.<\/p>\n The Blazers haven’t won 3 games in a row since Oct. 27-31. It is hard to win 2 consecutive games over the same team in the NBA and to have to do it on the road is even harder.<\/p>\n BET KINGS (+150).<\/p>\n While the Kings covered the spread on Thursday in a loss, in their previous 3 ATS wins they won the game outright. And with plus odds on for the Kings ML, that is the better way to go.<\/p>\n PASS.<\/p>\n These two combined for 230 points on Thursday in regulation before cruising to 267 thanks to overtime.<\/p>\n That is the only meeting between the teams that has reached 240 points since Dec. 2023.<\/p>\n The Blazers’ last 3 games have reached 240 but 6 of their last 7 losses have not.<\/p>\n BET UNDER 239.5 (-110).<\/p>\n For more sports betting picks and tips, check out SportsbookWire.com<\/a> and BetFTW<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter\/X<\/a> and like us on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n Access more NBA coverage:<\/p>\n HoopsHype<\/a> | Celtics Wire<\/a> | Nets Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Rockets Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Sixers Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Thunder Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Warriors Wire<\/a>\u00a0| LeBron Wire<\/a> |\u00a0Rookie Wire<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0List Wire<\/a><\/p>\n Our team of savvy editors independently handpicks all recommendations. 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