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The Sacramento Kings<\/a> (8-29) hit the road to take on the Golden State Warriors<\/a> (20-18) Friday. Tip-off from Chase Center in San Francisco, California, is set for 10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s<\/a> NBA odds around the Kings vs. Warriors odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions<\/a> for the best bets.<\/p>\n Season series: Sacramento leads 1-0<\/p>\n Sacramento suffered a 100-98 loss against the Dallas Mavericks in its most recent outing Tuesday, covering as a 4.5-point home underdog as the Under (233.5) hit. The Kings have lost 6 in a row straight up (SU), failing to score more than 106 points during that span and being held under 100 points in 3 of those losses. During the losing streak, Sacramento has lost by an average of 20.8 points per game.<\/p>\n Golden State beat the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> 120-113 Wednesday while covering as a 6.5-point home favorite with the Over (228.5) cashing. Stephen Curry dropped 31 points with 7 assists and 6 boards to lead the Dubs to the win. The Warriors won both the rebounding and turnover battles to make up for being outscored by 10 in the paint against Milwaukee.<\/p>\n The Kings handed the Warriors a 121-116 loss on Nov. 5, covering as a 2.5-point home favorite while the Under (225.5) hit. With Curry out for Golden State, Sacramento scored 30 points off turnovers and had 6 players finish in double figures. The Warriors, on the other hand, saw 3 players account for 82 points.<\/p>\n Watch the NBA on Fubo!<\/a>Kings at Warriors 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 Friday at 11:03 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n Moneyline (ML): Kings +575 (bet $100 to win $575) | Warriors -900 (bet $900 to win $100)Against the spread (ATS): Kings +14.5 (-110) | Warriors -14.5 (-110)Over\/Under (O\/U): 231.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)Kings at Warriors key injuries<\/p>\n Kings<\/p>\n K Keegan Murray (ankle) outC Domantas Sabonis (knee) out<\/p>\n Warriors<\/p>\n G Seth Curry (back) outF\/G Gary Payton II (ankle) probable<\/p>\n For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kings at Warriors picks and predictionsPrediction<\/p>\n Warriors 118, Kings 97<\/p>\n PASS.<\/p>\n The Warriors are the much better team and Stephen Curry seems to always go off against the Kings, so Golden State will have no problem covering here as -900 favorites. However, the Warriors are not worth the risk of betting as such heavy favorites, so pass and bet on the spread and\/or Over\/Under instead.<\/p>\n LEAN WARRIORS -14.5 (-110).<\/p>\n Sacramento is just 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games and 14-22-1 on the season. Golden State, on the other hand, is 3-1 ATS in its last 4 games against the Kings.<\/p>\n With how terribly the Kings have played on both sides of the ball as of late, the Warriors will likely turn this one into a blowout on the back of Stephen Curry’s shooting and Jimmy Butler III getting downhill and to the charity stripe.<\/p>\n This is a very slight lean because the Warriors are just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games and because the Dubs have covered as a double-digit favorite only 3 times this season.<\/p>\n BET UNDER 231.5 (-110).<\/p>\n Sacramento’s offense has been easily the worst in the NBA over the last 6 games, and with Golden State’s offense also being largely underwhelming, the Under is nearly a lock for this bet. 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