NBA Predictions and Betting Odds - Sacramento Kings at Houston Rockets

The Sacramento Kings and the Houston Rockets will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday at 8:30 pm EST when they battle at Toyota Center tonight. NBA predictions have the Rockets listed as 11-point favorites in sports betting odds against the Kings while the game's total is sitting at 203. Tyreke Evans was good for 29 points in the Kings' 104-102 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. The Kings defense allowed the Mavericks Jason Terry to score 12 points in the fourth quarter to seal the loss.

"That was a scrappy team," Terry said after the game. "They didn't let us put them away like we wanted to, but we'll take the win." Sacramento nailed 53% of their shots but also equaled their season high of 21 turnovers. The Mavericks failed to cover the 10.5-point spread against Sacramento while the combined score went OVER the night's posted total of 203. "To come in here and have a chance to knock off Dallas and play them the way we did, I was very impressed with our young group," said Kings head coach Paul Westphal. Sacramento comes into today's NBA betting odds 5-6 straight up, 7-4 against the spread as a favorite in NBA predictions and 3-7 after a loss.

The Rockets were defeated 105-103 by the Hawks last time out as a 7-point underdog in betting odds. That game's 208 points made it OVER the posted total of 203. "He hustled," Houston's Luis Scola said. "Everyone knows how high he jumps. It was a great play." Josh Smith hit the game winner with 0.7 seconds left to give Atlanta the home win. Scola scored 17-points with 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals for Houston in the loss. The Rockets are 7-6 straight up, 9-4 against the spread and 6-4 after playing Atlanta.

Lanning's NBA Picks: Although the Rockets lost last night on the road, they shouldn't have and played great basketball. Can they cover the 11-point sports betting spread against the Kings though? I think so. My NBA pick for tonight's basketball match-up will be to take the Rockets at home laying the points to the UNDER in a 2-team parlay. Vegas odds at the MGM Mirage sportsbook have the Houston Rockets -11 in NBA odds against the Sacramento Kings with a total of 203.5.