Utah travels to Sacramento on Sunday, hoping to boost its 36-40 mark with a victory over the Kings.

This season the Kings are 21-54 overall and 33-40-2 ATS against the number, while the Jazz are 36-40 and 31-43-2 ATS. As for the totals, Sacramento is 42-33 on the OU, and Utah is 40-35-1.



View Utah vs Sacramento Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 23-rated Kings and the No. 24-ranked Jazz, according to the NBA Power Rankings here at Odds Shark. Predictive-scoring formulas run on this game indicate a potential 99-96 result in favor of the Jazz.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Sacramento's No. 18-ranked offense, averaging 99.1 PPG, against a Jazz defense that ranks No. 19 at 101.6 PPG. The Kings field goal percentage has averaged 44.9% so far, less than the Jazz shooters have achieved on the year, 46.4% per game.

Defensively, the Jazz feature the league's No. 19-rated defense on the road, allowing 103.1 points per game. Sacramento, meanwhile, comes in at No. 23 in the league in scoring at home.

Utah was a 96-85 loser in its last match at home against the Lakers. They failed to cover the 8–point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 181 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Utah suffered a 96-85 loss against Los Angeles on Friday, getting 24 points from C.J. Miles in a losing effort at EnergySolutions Arena.

Sacramento lost its last outing, a 99-90 result against the Nuggets on April 1. The Kings failed to cover in that game as a 5-point underdog, while the 189 combined points took the game UNDER the total. The Kings endured a 99-90 loss at the hands of the Nuggets on Friday, despite a 17-point effort from Francisco Garcia at Power Balance Pavilion.


Utah Jazz Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing LA Lakers are 5-5
After playing LA Lakers are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

Sacramento Kings Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Houston are 1-9
After playing Denver are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

A few Jazz at Kings trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Utah's last 8 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games
Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Utah's last 15 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Sacramento's last 8 games when playing at home against Utah
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Sacramento's last 25 games
Sacramento is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Utah
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Sacramento's last 15 games when playing Utah


Next up:
Utah at LA Lakers, Tuesday, April 5
Sacramento at Houston, Tuesday, April 5