Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets Prediction: the Rockets will get their sixth win in a row

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on January 17. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Sacramento

The Kings, after replacing Mike Brown with Doug Christie as head coach, have won seven straight games. Sacramento has yet to extend this excellent streak. In the previous game, the Kings faced one of their most uncomfortable opponents in recent years - Milwaukee - on the road and failed. 115:130 - even 28 points by Demar Derozan and double-doubles by other leaders didn't help the Californians. Domantas Sabonis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, while D'Aron Fox had 20 points and 11 rebounds.

Despite the loss, Sacramento maintained their position in the Western Conference play-in zone. Now the Kings with a balance of 20-20 occupy the ninth line there. Also note that the Kings have reached the top-10 of the offensive rating - ninth place with 116.1 points scored per game on average.

Houston

The Rockets will play the upcoming game in a back-to-back format, and yesterday the Texas team once again confirmed its top class, confidently outplaying Denver on the road. The Houston missed from one of the best offenses of the season only 108 points and lost to the Nuggets 128:108. However, Denver didn't have Nikola Jokic on the court, which made it easier for the Rockets.

Anyway, Houston has already won five in a row. In addition to Denver, the Texans have beaten other top Western Conference opponents - Memphis and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Rockets themselves are now second in the West with a 27-12 win-loss record.

H2H Meetings

This season, the rivals have played one face-to-face match - Sacramento won 120:111 at home.

In the last championship, Houston took away from the Kings all three meetings of the seasonal series.

Expert Betting Tips

Sacramento gave a great winning streak, but as the match with Milwaukee showed, the emotional outburst associated with the change of head coach, dried up, and the game problems of the ‘Kings’ remained. In the upcoming game, we're betting on Houston, which has been more stable this season, even despite the back-to-back games. After all, the Rockets faced the Nuggets yesterday without Nikola Jokic and didn't expend as much energy as they should have.

Handicap 2 (-3.5) for 1.91

Handicap 2 (-3.5) for 2.05

Total 2 Over 111.5 for 1.94