We've got another exciting interconference matchup on Monday's NBA schedule as the Sacramento Kings will host the Brooklyn Nets. Sacramento is 12-8 overall and 6-3 at home, while Brooklyn is 12-9 overall and 4-4 on the road. The Kings won both of their matchups last season, including scoring 153 points in a game.
Tip-off is set for 10 p.m. ET from Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif. The Kings are 4.5-point favorites in the latest Nets vs. Kings odds, according to the SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 235.5 points. Before entering any Kings vs. Nets picks, you need to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's advanced computer simulation model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past five-plus seasons. The model enters Week 8 of the 2023-24 NBA season on a sizzling 97-51 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning more than $4,000. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Nets vs. Kings. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA odds and betting lines for Kings vs. Nets:
- Kings vs. Nets spread: Kings -4.5
- Kings vs. Nets over/under: 235.5 points
- Kings vs. Nets money line: Kings: -186, Nets: +156
- BKN: The Nets are 6-1 ATS over their last seven games
- SAC: The Kings are 4-2 ATS over their last six games
- Kings vs. Nets picks: See picks at SportsLine
What to know about the Nets
The Nets have won three straight games and six of their last seven contests. They are coming off a 124-97 win over the Wizards on Friday after knocking off the Hawks, 114-113, in Atlanta on Wednesday. Cameron Thomas has scored at least 17 points in three of his last four games since missing three weeks with a back injury. Thomas is averaging 23.7 points per game over 12 contests, and he and Mikal Bridges (23.2 ppg) are forming one of the best young duos in the NBA.
The Nets have the best record ATS in the NBA (16-4-1), hitting at an 80% clip. They are 6-2 ATS on the road, including 5-2 as a road underdog. The Nets are 4-4 straight-up away from Brooklyn and have covered the spread in six of their last seven games overall. Ben Simmons (back) and Lonnie Walker IV (hamstring) are out for Brooklyn. See which team to pick.
What to know about the Kings
The Kings are coming off a 114-106 road victory over the Suns, highlighted by 34 points and seven assists from De'Aaron Fox. The seventh-year guard is averaging a career-high 30.5 points per game, reaching at least 30 points in three of his last four games. Fox averaged 25 points per game last season for the second time in the last three years and has emerged as an elite scorer, tied for fourth in the NBA in points per game.
The Kings are 11-9 ATS this season, one of only nine teams at least two games above .500 ATS this year. Domantas Sabonis, a 6-foot-10 center, has been dominating the glass of late, averaging 15 rebounds per game over his last three games. He's averaging 19.3 points and 7.3 assists as well during that span. Sixth man Malik Monk is questionable on Monday with an illness. See which team to pick.
How to make Kings vs. Nets picks
The model has simulated Kings vs. Nets 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 60% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Nets vs. Kings, and which side of the spread hits in well over 60% simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Kings vs. Nets spread you need to jump on Monday, all from the model on a 97-51 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, and find out.
