Who’s Playing
Sacramento @ Toronto
Current Records: Sacramento 14-12; Toronto 13-14
What to Know
This Wednesday, the Sacramento Kings are hoping to patch up the holes in a defense that has allowed an average of 115.27 points per contest. They might have tired legs after a game yesterday as they head on the road against the Toronto Raptors at 7:30 p.m. ET Dec. 14 at Scotiabank Arena. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they’ll have plenty of motivation to get the ‘W.’
Sacramento has to be hurting after a devastating 123-103 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday. The Kings were in a tough position by the half, with the score already sitting at 80-55. A silver lining for them was the play of center Domantas Sabonis, who posted a double-double on 22 points and ten boards in addition to five dimes. That makes it five consecutive games in which Sabonis has had at least ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Toronto and the Orlando Magic on Sunday was not particularly close, with Toronto falling 111-99. One thing holding Toronto back was the mediocre play of small forward Scottie Barnes, who did not have his best game: he finished with 11 points on 3-for-13 shooting in his 41 minutes on the court.
Sacramento is expected to lose this next one by 5.5. However, those who like betting on the underdog should be happy to hear that they are 8-4 against the spread when expected to lose.
The Kings suffered a grim 124-101 defeat to the Raptors when the two teams previously met in December of last year. Can Sacramento avenge their loss, or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll soon find out.
How To Watch
- When: Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Scotiabank Arena — Toronto, Ontario
- TV: NBC Sports California
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $31.69
Odds
The Raptors are a solid 5.5-point favorite against the Kings, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Raptors as a 5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -111
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Series History
Toronto have won nine out of their last 14 games against Sacramento.
- Dec 13, 2021 – Toronto 124 vs. Sacramento 101
- Nov 19, 2021 – Toronto 108 vs. Sacramento 89
- Jan 29, 2021 – Sacramento 126 vs. Toronto 124
- Jan 08, 2021 – Toronto 144 vs. Sacramento 123
- Mar 08, 2020 – Toronto 118 vs. Sacramento 113
- Nov 06, 2019 – Toronto 124 vs. Sacramento 120
- Jan 22, 2019 – Toronto 120 vs. Sacramento 105
- Nov 07, 2018 – Toronto 114 vs. Sacramento 105
- Dec 17, 2017 – Toronto 108 vs. Sacramento 93
- Dec 10, 2017 – Toronto 102 vs. Sacramento 87
- Nov 20, 2016 – Sacramento 102 vs. Toronto 99
- Nov 06, 2016 – Sacramento 96 vs. Toronto 91
- Dec 20, 2015 – Sacramento 104 vs. Toronto 94
- Nov 15, 2015 – Sacramento 107 vs. Toronto 101
