Knicks-Kings: Betting Trends, Projected Totals, Key Injuries

The Knicks travel to Sacramento to take on the Kings in their fourth game of a seven-game road trip. New York is 1-2 so far on the road trip after their win over the Clippers on Sunday.

Knicks-Kings Odds

• Spread: Kings -3.5 (-120)
• Total: 231.5 (-110)
• Moneyline: Knicks +140
• Odds via PointsBet

Knicks Injuries

• Players projected to be out with injuries: Taj Gibson (illness), Quentin Grimes (kneecap), Nerlens Noel (knee) out, Derrick Rose (ankle). Obi Toppen is questionable with a hamstring injury.

Kings Injuries

• Terence Davis is out with a wrist injury; Jeremy Lamb is questionable with a hip injury.

Projecting the Total

The combined total for the Knicks-Kings game is projected to be 222.3, according to numberFire’s model. As Brandon Gdula writes, the total has a 67.5% chance of going under.

Our model likes the combined point total to be 222.3, and the under is rating out as 67.5% for an expected return of 28.8%.

Across the 25 most similar games to this matchup in our historical database, the under is 22-3 (88.0%), including the 8 most similar matchups.

More Betting Trends & Notes

• The past four home games for the Kings have gone over the total.
• Sacramento has failed to cover the spread in four of the past five games as a favorite against Eastern Conference foes.
• The Knicks games have gone over their total in four of the past five contests with the lone under coming on Sunday against the Clippers.

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