The visiting Celtics hope to send their backers to the pay window on Friday as they look to cover the spread at Power Balance Pavilion against the Kings.

The Kings sport records of 14-29 and 21-22 ATS heading into this matchup, while the Celtics sit at 23-19 and 19-23 ATS on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 21-22 for the Kings and 20-22 for the Celtics.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Kings at No. 25 and the Celtics at No. 16 heading into this contest. Handicapping models run by the computers at Odds Shark project a 96-88 result in favor of the Celtics.



How They Match Up:
In rebounding, the battle of the boards features Sacramento's No. 10-rated squad against Boston's No. 30-rated roster. When it comes to long-range shooting, Sacramento rates No. 16 in the league with 6.6 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 20 with 5.6 per outing.

Defensively, the Celtics feature the league's No. 10-rated defense on the road, allowing 95.4 points per game. Sacramento, meanwhile, comes in at No. 10 in the league in scoring at home.

Last time out for Boston, they were a 105-103 Sportsbook as they battled the Warriors on the road. The Celtics failed to cover in the match as a 5-point favorite, while 208 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Celtics got 24 points from Kevin Garnett as Boston ran past Golden State 105-103 on Wednesday at Oracle Arena.

Last time out for Sacramento, they were a 124-112 loser as they battled the Pistons at home. The Kings failed to cover in the match as a 3.5-point favorite, while 236 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Sacramento got 23 points from Tyreke Evans but lost anyway 124-112 against the Pistons on Wednesday at Power Balance Pavilion.


Boston Celtics Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Denver are 8-2
After playing Golden State are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

Sacramento Kings Trends:
When playing on Friday are 1-9
Before playing Minnesota are 2-8
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

A few Celtics at Kings trends to consider:
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Boston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 8 games when playing Boston


Next up:
Boston at Denver, Saturday, March 17
Sacramento home to Minnesota, Sunday, March 18