Sacramento vs Miami Prediction: 5th Victory for the Kings

Prediction for the NBA match between Sacramento vs Miami, which will take place on January 7th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Sacramento

In their first game since the sacking of head coach Mike Brown, the Kings lost 122-132 away to the Lakers. But then, the team, who will be coached by Doug Christie until the end of the season, then went on a run of victories. First, they beat Dallas (110-100), Philadelphia (113-107), and Memphis (138-133) at home, then went on the road to defeat Golden State (129-99).

Despite the winning streak, Sacramento has yet to reach the 50% win mark and currently sits in 11th place in the Western Conference with a 17-19 record. They are 1.0 wins adrift of the top 10, the play-in zone. Judging by their last few games, however, the Kings are on the verge of improving their position.

Miami

The Heat go into their clash with Sacramento in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. Miami has an 18-17 H2H record, 0.5 wins behind seventh Atlanta.

Erik Spoelstra's side has failed their last two games, both at home. First, the Heat lost to Indiana (115-128) and then unexpectedly to Utah (100-136). This time, however, Miami played without Jimmy Butler, who was suspended by the Heat and is already looking for a suitable replacement.

Expert Betting Tips

Miami failed in their previous meeting, at home, to Utah, one of the biggest underdogs. There are likely to be a lot of games like this against the Heat in the near future, as the team is clearly demoralised by the situation surrounding the suspended Jimmy Butler. We are also betting against the Floridians in this one, with Sacramento making it five wins in a row. We expect the meeting to be effective, as Butler was gaving the team a defensive boost. We also wait for Sacramento to win the rebounding battle.