Toronto Raptors vs Sacramento Kings: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 1/8/2021

Toronto is just a 1-point favorite against Sacramento when the Raptors (1-6) and the Kings (4-4) play on January 8, 2021 in a game expected to be a tight one. The over/under for the game is 225.

How to Watch

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

Betting Suggestions:

Raptors vs. Kings Betting Data

Raptors Betting Data

• Toronto has failed to cover the spread more often than not this season, going 1-4.
• When they play as at least 1-point favorites, the Raptors are 1-1 ATS.
• Toronto has gone over the point total the majority of the time, in six of seven games (85.7%).

Kings Betting Data

• Sacramento is an even 3-3 against the spread this season.
• When they're at least 1-point underdogs, the Kings are 1-0 against the spread.
• Sacramento has hit the over in 7 of 8 games this season (87.5%).

Point Total Insights

• Toronto's games this year have gone over the point total for Friday's matchup point total (225 points) in 442.9% of opportunities (31 out of seven matchups).
• In 62.5% of Sacramento's games this season (5 of 8), the total points scored was greater than Friday's 225-point over/under.
• The Raptors average 107.3 points per game against the Kings' 112.8, amounting to 4.9 points under the matchup's over/under of 225.
• The 229.6 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 4.6 more than the 225 over/under in this contest.
• This season the average total for Raptors games is 219.3 points, 5.7 fewer than the over/under of 225 points for this contest.
• A difference of 5.4 points separates the average total points bet in Kings' games (230.4 points) and this matchup's over/under (225 points).

Previous Matchups

In their last 10 matchups, Toronto has won six games against Sacramento, while the Kings have a better against the spread record, 1-0-1, than the Raptors in those contests between the two teams.

Raptors Players to Watch

• The Raptors scoring leader is Fred VanVleet, who averages 20.6 per contest to go with 5.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists.
• Pascal Siakam leads Toronto in rebounding, averaging 7.7 per game, while Kyle Lowry leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 7.4 in each contest.
• The Raptors get the most three-point shooting production out of VanVleet, who makes 3.6 threes per game.
• The Toronto steals leader is OG Anunoby, who averages 1.9 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Chris Boucher, who compiles 2.0 rejections per contest.

Kings Players to Watch

• The Kings' De'Aaron Fox puts up enough points (18.4 per game) and assists (5.6 per game) to top the squad's leaderboards.
• Marvin Bagley III's stat line of 8.5 rebounds, 12.1 points and 0.8 assists per game helps him grab the top spot on the Sacramento rebounding leaderboard.
• Buddy Hield hits 3.5 three-pointers per game, the most on the Kings.
• Fox (1.6 steals per game) is the steal leader for Sacramento while Hassan Whiteside (1.3 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

Raptors:

Kyle Lowry: Out (Personal),

Patrick McCaw: Out (Knee)

Kings:

DaQuan Jeffries: Out (Left ankle),

De'Aaron Fox: Day To Day (Hamstring),

Jabari Parker: Out (Health and Safety Protocols)