The Sacramento Kings will take on the Indiana Pacers at 10 p.m. ET on Monday at Golden 1 Center. Sacramento is 4-6 overall and 3-3 at home, while Indiana is 6-3 overall and 2-0 on the road. The Kings have won the last two meetings between the teams. Indiana is favored by 5.5-points in the latest Kings vs. Pacers odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 227.5. Before entering any Pacers vs. Kings picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, and it returned over $5,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks last season. The model is up nearly $8,100 over the past two seasons. Dating back to last season, it is on a stunning 65-36 roll on top-rated picks against the spread, returning almost $2,500 on those selections alone. Anybody who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Kings vs. Pacers. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Kings vs. Pacers:
- Kings vs. Pacers spread: Kings +5.5
- Kings vs. Pacers over-under: 227.5 points
- Kings vs. Pacers money line: Sacramento +175, Indiana -200
What you need to know about the Kings
The Kings were easily dispatched by Portland on Saturday, 125-99. Sacramento was down 93-69 at the end of the third quarter. The Kings have lost five of their past six games. Buddy Hield finished with only eight points on 3-for-10 shooting in his 25 minutes on the court. Marvin Bagley III had 15 points and eight rebounds but missed 9-of-14 shots from the field. Tyrese Haliburton scored 12 points and had eight assists.
Richaun Holmes ranks first in the league in field goal percentage at .694. Hield has the longest active streak in the NBA for making at least one three-pointer in a game (76). He is questionable for Monday's game because of an ankle injury. Haliburton is second among rookies in scoring (12.1 points per game) and assists (5.1). Sacramento ranks first in the NBA in free throws attempted (27.8) and the Kings are fifth in free throws made per game (19.9).
What you need to know about the Pacers
Indiana lost to the Phoenix Suns this past Saturday, 125-117. An 11-0 run gave Phoenix a 109-96 lead with 5:49 left in the game. Domantas Sabonis dropped a double-double with 28 points and 22 rebounds, and Myles Turne also posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 boards in addition to four blocks. Sabonis scored 16 points in the final six minutes of the third quarter. He has recorded a double-double in all of Indiana's nine games.
Malcolm Brogdon had 22 points, nine assists and six rebounds vs. Phoenix. The Pacers are fifth in the NBA with an average of 13.5 turnovers per game and are second in assists-per-turnover ratio (1.95). Sabonis is fourth in the NBA in rebounding at 12.6 per game. Brogdon has scored 20-plus points in each of the last four games.
How to make Kings vs. Pacers picks
The model has simulated Kings vs. Pacers 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 almost 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Kings vs. Pacers? And which side of the spread hits in almost 60 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Kings vs. Pacers spread to jump on Monday, all from the model that is on an incredible 65-36 roll.
