NBA Lines: Sacramento Kings at New York Knicks Betting Odds

The Sacramento Kings and the New York Knicks will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday night at 7:30pm EST when they meet at Madison Square Garden in a game that can be see on Comcast Sports Sacramento or MSG. NBA lines have the Knicks listed as 5-point favorites against the Kings with a betting total of 213.5. The Kings lost to the Toronto Raptors 115-104 as 8-point underdogs in NBA betting odds on Sunday while the combined score went OVER the posted over/under total of 217.5 at online sportsbooks.

Kevin Martin led Sacramento with 24-points and Spencer Hawes added 14 points and 11 rebounds in the Kings sixth straight loss. The defense had no answer for Chris Bosh allowing him to score 36-points while Sacramento closed the game with 17 total points in the fourth quarter. "You start missing free throws and you start missing shots, everyone gets pressing, everyone kind of tenses up," Hawes said after the game. "That tends to happen in the fourth quarter, regardless. When things start going wrong it kind of magnifies itself." Sacramento is 13-34 straight up in NBA lines for the season, 23-25-2 against the spread as underdogs in NBA betting odds and 7-3 after playing Toronto.

The Knicks were defeated 113-106 by the Cleveland Cavaliers last time out as 12.5-point underdogs in NBA lines. That game's 219 points sailed OVER the posted total of 201 at online sportsbooks. Nate Robinson led the Knicks with 26-points, four rebounds and six assists but LeBron James stole the show with 47-points including four 3-pointers in the final two minutes of the first quarter. "You sometimes become a fan because he's taking 3-point shots way beyond the arc," New York's Chris Duhon said after the game. "Sometimes you get star-struck and you just start to get in a daze."

Sacramento is 19-37 straight up on the season, 23-27 against the spread as favorites in NBA lines and 1-9 after playing the Cavaliers. The Kings are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games when playing on the road against New York and 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games when playing the Knicks. The betting total has gone OVER in 11 of New York's last 15 games when playing at home against Sacramento while the total has gone OVER in 4 of the Knick's last 6 games at home. Vegas odds at Caesars sportsbook have the New York Knicks -5 favorites against the Sacramento Kings with a betting total of 213.5.