Sacramento Kings vs Oklahoma City Thunder: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 5/9/2021

Odds are against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder (21-47), who are a 9-point underdog when they hit the court against De'Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings (29-38) on May 9, 2021. The over/under for the matchup is 224.

How to Watch

Time: 10:00 PM EST
TV Channel: NBCS-CA

Betting Suggestions:

Kings vs. Thunder Betting Data

Kings Betting Data

• Sacramento has a losing record against the spread this year, going 30-36-1 ATS.
• The Kings' record against the spread as at least a 9-point favorite is below .500 at 0-1.
• Sacramento and its opponents have hit the over in 50.7% of games (34 out of 67 matchups).

Thunder Betting Data

• Oklahoma City has a losing (30-37-1) record against the spread this season.
• Oklahoma City has hit the over on the point total in 33 of 68 games this season (48.5%).

Point Total Insights

• Sacramento and its opponents have hit the over on Sunday's 224 total in 47 out of 67 games (70.1%) this season.
• In 42.6% of Oklahoma City's games this season (29 of 68), the total points scored was more than Sunday's 224-point over/under.
• Together, the two teams combine for 218.9 points per game, 5.1 points fewer than the point total of 224 for this contest.
• The 233.5 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 9.5 more than the 224 over/under in this contest.
• The Kings have seen a 231.8 average over/under in their games this season, 7.8 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 3.4 points more than the average over/under in Thunder's games this season (220.6 points).

Previous Matchups

Sacramento and Oklahoma City have won five games apiece in their last 10 meetings against each other, while the Thunder are 3-1 against the spread when playing the Kings.

Kings Players to Watch

• The Kings leader in points and assists is Fox, who puts up 25.2 points per game to go with 7.2 assists.
• Sacramento's best rebounder is Richaun Holmes, who averages 8.5 boards per game in addition to his 14.4 PPG average.
• Buddy Hield leads the Kings in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 4.0 shots per game from beyond the arc.
• The Sacramento steals leader is Delon Wright, who averages 1.6 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Holmes, who compiles 1.6 rejections per contest.

Thunder Players to Watch

• The Thunder's Gilgeous-Alexander puts up enough points (23.7 per game) and assists (5.9 per game) to top the team's leaderboards.
• Moses Brown grabs 8.6 rebounds per game (he also scores 8.2 points per game and adds 0.2 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Oklahoma City rebounding leaderboard.
• Ty Jerome makes 2.2 three-pointers per game, the most on the Thunder.
• Oklahoma City's leader in steals is Isaiah Roby with 0.9 per game, and its leader in blocks is Aleksej Pokusevski with 1.0 per game.

Injury Report

Kings:

Harrison Barnes: Day To Day (Adductor),

Tyrese Haliburton: Out For Season (Knee),

Robert Woodard II: Out (Low Back),

Buddy Hield: Day To Day (Ankle),

De'Aaron Fox: Out (Health Protocols)

Thunder:

Ty Jerome: Out (Calf),

Theo Maledon: Day To Day (Foot),

Mike Muscala: Out (Ankle),

Aleksej Pokusevski: Day To Day (Knee),

Luguentz Dort: Out (Knee),

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Out (Foot)