Suns vs. Kings Prediction, Picks for Friday, Dec. 22
Here's everything you need to know about Suns vs. Kings on Friday, Dec. 22 — our expert prediction and betting picks for today.
The Suns will travel to Sacramento to take on the Kings on Friday night. Can the Suns bounce back or will the Kings defend their home court?
Let's get to our Suns vs. Kings prediction and pick.
Suns vs. Kings Prediction
Pick: Over 244 (Play to 245)
Suns Betting Outlook
The Kings should light up the Suns defense here as Phoenix is not equipped with competent perimeter defenders to limit Malik Monk and De’Aaron Fox from getting into the paint.
These teams matched up two weeks ago and the Kings were able to generate 30 threes but shot just 14/39 (36%) on these looks.
We also have a well-rested Kings team here as most of the King starters played less than 30 minutes on Wednesday against the Celtics as the Kings basically gave up in the third quarter while they were getting blown out.
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Kings Betting Outlook
Another reason why the Kings should be able to positively regress here is the Suns defense. The Suns rank 20th in adjusted defensive rating on the year and they’ve begun to lean more into their offense first approach with Grayson Allen and Eric Gordon receiving more minutes.
Josh Okogie hasn’t been in the lineup over their last few games and when he has been in the lineup he has only played limited minutes. Okogie and Jordan Goodwin are the Suns best perimeter defenders but their minutes have been trending down as they continue to provide next to nothing on the offensive end.
The five-man lineup of Eric Gordon, Grayson Allen, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Jusuf Nurkic has been absolutely elite offensively as they have a 130.0 offensive rating. They should have no issues scoring against this King defense that is completely devoid of competent perimeter defenders.
The Kings rank just 22nd in adjusted defensive rating on the year. The Kings don’t have great matchups for Devin Booker or Kevin Durant so I would expect both of these guys to feast here.
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Suns vs. Kings Picks, Odds
| Suns Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Over/Under | Moneyline |
+3.5 -110 | 244 -110 / -110 | +140 |
| Kings Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Over/Under | Moneyline |
-3.5 -110 | 244 -110 / -110 | -165 |
If you couldn’t already tell, I like the over here as both of these offenses have major edges in this matchup. I’ll grab the over 244 but wouldn’t play this past 245.
Pick: Over 244 (Play to 245)
