Brooklyn Nets vs Sacramento Kings: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 2/23/2021

Odds are against De'Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings (12-18), who are a 6.5-point underdog when they hit the court against Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets (20-12) on February 23, 2021. The matchup's point total is 242.

How to Watch

Time: 7:30 PM EST
TV Channel: YES

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Nets vs. Kings Betting Data

Nets Betting Data

• Brooklyn is 16-16 against the spread this season, covering half of the time.
• The Nets have not fared well as a 6.5-point favorite, going 3-7 against the spread when favored by at least 6.5 points.
• Brooklyn has gone over the point total the majority of the time, in 22 of 32 games (68.8%).

Kings Betting Data

• Sacramento has a losing (13-17) record against the spread this season.
• The Kings are 0-2 against the spread when at least 6.5-point underdogs.
• Sacramento hit the over in a majority of its matchups this season: 20 of 30 games (66.7%).

Point Total Insights

• Brooklyn's games this year have resulted in a higher total score than Tuesday's matchup total (242 points) in 13 out of 32 opportunities (40.6% of matchups).
• In 10 out of Sacramento's 30 games this season (33.3%), the competing teams combined for more points than the point total in Tuesday's matchup.
• The Nets average 121 points per game against the Kings' 113.8, amounting to 7.2 points under the matchup's over/under of 242.
• This matchup's total is 5.4 fewer points than the 236.6 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2020-21.
• The Nets have seen a 238 average over/under in their games this season, four points fewer than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 8.6 points more than the average over/under in Kings' games this season (233.4 points).

Previous Matchups

Brooklyn has a 7-3 record against Sacramento over the last 10 matchups, while the Nets also maintain a 3-0 edge covering the spread against the Kings.

Nets Players to Watch

• The Nets leader in rebounds and assist is James Harden, who grabs 7.3 rebounds and gives out 11.1 assists per game along with scoring 24.9 points per contest.
• Durant leads Brooklyn in scoring, averaging 29.0 per game to go with 7.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists.
• Joe Harris makes more threes per game than any other member of the Nets, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.3 per contest.
• The Brooklyn steals leader is Harden, who averages 1.1 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is DeAndre Jordan, who compiles 1.4 rejections per contest.

Kings Players to Watch

• Fox scores 22.3 points and tacks on 7.1 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Kings' leaderboards for those statistics.
• Richaun Holmes is at the top of the Sacramento rebounding leaderboard with 7.8 rebounds per game. He also racks up 12.7 points and adds 1.8 assists per game.
• Buddy Hield is reliable from deep and leads the Kings with 3.7 made threes per game.
• Tyrese Haliburton (1.3 steals per game) is the steal leader for Sacramento while Holmes (1.6 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Nets:

Kevin Durant: Out (Hamstring),

Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot: Day To Day (Hip),

Spencer Dinwiddie: Out For Season (ACL),

Tyler Johnson: Day To Day (Left Adductor),

Iman Shumpert: Day To Day (Left Hamstring),

Jeff Green: Day To Day (Shoulder)

Kings:

Glenn Robinson III: Out (Personal),

Harrison Barnes: Day To Day (Foot),

Chimezie Metu: Out (Wrist)