Sacramento Kings vs Dallas Mavericks
Stadium: Golden 1 Center
31.12.2024, 06:00
Prediction for the Sacramento Kings vs Dallas Mavericks match will occur on December 31. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.
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The Kings' last game under Mike Brown, who led the Californian team back to the playoffs for the first time in almost 20 years, was a home game against Detroit. Sacramento gave up 19 points in the second half and lost 113:114. It has already been announced that Doug Christie will lead the Kings until the end of the championship as acting head coach.
Sacramento has already played its first game since the change. On the road, the Kings lost 122:132 to the Los Angeles Lakers for the fourth time this season. Sacramento is 12th in the Western Conference with a record of 13:19, 3.5 wins out of the play-in zone.
Dallas Mavericks
As far as the Mavericks are concerned, the recent big news is the injury to Luka Doncic. The Slovenian was injured in a 99:105 home loss to Minnesota on Christmas Day. Jason Kidd's side then played two games without Doncic, beating Phoenix 98-89 on the road before losing 122:126 to Portland.
The consensus is that Doncic will be sidelined for a month or so, but that is unlikely to impact last season's finalists significantly. For one thing, Dallas is a systematic team that can win without its star. Secondly, the Mavs are in strong fourth place in the West and have a positive record of 20:12.
Expert Betting Tips
If Mike Brown couldn't solve Sacramento's problems this season, it's unlikely that inexperienced head coach Doug Christie will. As a result, the Kings' chances of securing a play-in spot in the Western Conference look very slim. The Californians cannot pull off the upset against Dallas, either. The Mavericks won't have Doncic, but they do have Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson, who can perform excellently in any game. Let's bet on Dallas and a lower total - if Doncic's absence affects anything, it will be the overall performance.
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