Sacramento pays a visit to Portland on Monday, hoping to send the Trail Blazers to a loss while also covering the spread in NBA action at Rose Garden.

Portland battles the Kings, currently with a 6-11 mark (6-11 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, important for totals bettors, are 7-9 for the Trail Blazers and 6-11 for the Kings.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 6 (Trail Blazers) and the No. 23 (Kings) teams in the league, according to our current NBA Power Rankings at Odds Shark. A 98-84 result in favor of the Trail Blazers is predicted by handicapping models.



How They Match Up:
In rebounding, the battle of the boards features Portland's No. 15-rated squad against Sacramento's No. 5-rated roster. When it comes to long-range shooting, Portland rates No. 20 in the league with 5.7 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 22 with 5.4 per outing.

Defensively, the Kings feature the league's No. 28-rated defense on the road, allowing 104.2 points per game. Portland, meanwhile, comes in at No. 3 in the league in scoring at home.

The Kings were a 128-95 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Grizzlies. They failed to cover the 9.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (223) made winners of OVER bettors. Sacramento was run off the court by the Grizzlies on Saturday as Memphis blasted them 128-95 at FedExForum.

In their last action, Portland was a 94-91 loser on the road against the Pistons. They failed to cover the 6.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (185) was profitable news for OVER bettors. Portland got 25 points from LaMarcus Aldridge en route to a 94-91 loss against Detroit on Saturday at The Palace of Auburn Hills.


Sacramento Kings Trends:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing Denver are 2-8
After playing Memphis are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

Portland Trail Blazers Trends:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Memphis are 5-5
After playing Detroit are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

A few Kings at Trail Blazers trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Sacramento's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Sacramento's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento
Portland is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Sacramento
Portland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Sacramento


Next up:
Sacramento home to Denver, Wednesday, January 25
Portland home to Memphis, Tuesday, January 24