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Sacramento vs. Dallas. NBA Match Prediction
Sacramento will host Dallas in a regular NBA championship match on December 31 at home. The meeting will take place at the Golden One Center in Texas and will begin at 06:00 Moscow time. The Kings suffered a defeat to the Lakers in their previous away match. Will Doug Christie team be able to rehabilitate themselves in front of their fans in the game with the Mavericks and what bets should they choose? - read our forecast
Command Analysis
Sacramento Kings
USACurrent form
Sacramento lost five games in a row and fired head coach Mike Brown. He was replaced by Doug Christie. But his debut was spoiled by a loss on the road on December 29 to the Lakers (122:132). The best player for the Kings was De'Aaron Fox, who scored 29 points, made five rebounds and 12 assists. Domantas Sabonis also had a double-double (14-12-7). DeMar DeRozan recorded 25 points, Malik Monk - 20, Keon Ellis - 11. The team from Texas (13 wins and 19 losses) occupies tenth place in the Western Conference standings.
Disqualifications and injuries
The Kings will start the game against Dallas without losses. All the team leaders are healthy and eager to fight.
Interesting facts for betting
Sacramento and the Mavericks average 222 points in head-to-head matches (statistics based on the last ten games).
Estimated composition
De'Aaron Fox - Malik Monk - DeMar DeRozan - Keegan Murray - Domantas Sabonis.
Dallas Mavericks
USACurrent form
Dallas has lost its last two out of three games. On December 29, the Mavericks, as favorites without Luka Doncic, sensationally lost to Portland with a score of 122:126. The best player on the losing team was Kyrie Irving, who scored 46 points, two rebounds and two assists. Spencer Dinwiddie recorded 17 points, Daniel Gafford and Quentin Grimes - 15 each. Jason Kidd team (20 wins and 12 losses) occupies fourth place in the West.
Disqualifications and injuries
Doncic will be re-evaluated a month after he suffered a strained left calf muscle on Christmas Day against the Timberwolves and is expected to return to the court in late January.
Interesting facts for betting
Dallas is sixth in three-point shooting this season (37.6 percent).
Estimated composition
Spencer Dinwiddie - Kyrie Irving - Klay Thompson - P.J. Washington - Derek Lively.
Trends
Lively Total Rebounds Under 8.5
Lively averages 7.4 rebounds per game.
1.87Irving Total Assists Over 6.5
Irving averages 5.6 assists per game
1.88Tip and bets
Bookmakers experts consider Sacramento to be the clear favorite of the upcoming match. However, in their opinion, the visiting team will also have good chances of success. In general, it is worth agreeing with them. The Kings have been playing well at home this season. Dallas has also shown decent results. But Doncic will miss the Mavericks' game due to injury. Christie charges will have to show their strength and finally break a series of six defeats.
Our prediction is a Sacramento victory with a handicap of (-2.5) points including overtime at 1.76
Bet on individual total
Sacramento has been showing good performance this season. The average point total over the last ten games is 116. And this time, everything is going to the Kings being able to significantly improve their statistics.
Our prediction is Sacramento individual total is over 118.5 points including overtime at 2.08
Bet on the player
Fox played 74 games in the past regular season and averaged 26.6 points per game. This season, his rate is already the same - 26.4. The 27-year-old point guard has definitely not lost his basic skills. The basketball player will be able to cause a lot of trouble for the opponent defense.
Our prediction is Fox total points over 26.5 including overtime at 1.87
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