The Portland Trail Blazers (8-3) and Sacramento Kings (1-10) will square off in the NBA Cup tonight. Tipoff is set for 10:00 p.m. ET from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. The game will be broadcast live on NBA League Pass.
The Trail Blazers are 10.5-point favorites over the Kings on the spread, with the over/under set at 229.5 total points. The Blazers are -600 moneyline favorites to win outright, while the Kings are listed as +450 underdogs to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Trail Blazers vs. Kings predictions and NBA picks for Friday, November 13.
Trail Blazers vs Kings Prediction
- Trail Blazers vs Kings picks: Trail Blazers -10.5 (-120) | Deni Avdija Over 23.5 Points (-114)
My Blazers vs. Kings best bets are Portland to cover the spread and Deni Avdija to score over 23.5 points. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live NBA odds page.
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Trail Blazers vs Kings Odds
- Trail Blazers vs Kings spread: Trail Blazers -10.5 (-120), Kings +10.5 (-102)
- Trail Blazers vs Kings over/under: 229.5 (-105o / -115u)
- Trail Blazers vs Kings moneyline: Trail Blazers -600, Kings +450
Trail Blazers vs Kings NBA Cup Preview
Trail Blazers -10.5 (-120)
The Kings covered their first matchup against the Blazers in Sacramento by 1.5 points in a weird game where the Kings started off red hot and led by double digits, lost almost the entire lead by halftime, and got destroyed in the second half, trailing by as many as 14.
I’m not convinced this is the same spot. Domantas Sabonis had 27-19-10 in that game. Now he’s barely even playing, basically a ghost for the Kings. They know the deal, and the deal is to get Darius Acuff Jr. as many shots as he can muster.
The Kings are literally the worst pick-and-roll defensive team in the league, according to Synergy Sports, and the Blazers are literally No. 1 in that category offensively.
There’s also a massive size advantage for the Blazers down low with Donovan Clingan, who should control offensive rebounds and make things difficult down low for a team that already has problems creating shots at the rim (27th) while limiting their admittedly good efficiency (7th).
This is a NBA Cup game, and Portland has a real shot at making it and making a run. They’ll look to run this up and not let off the gas.
Pick: Trail Blazers -10.5 (-120)
Trail Blazers vs Kings Player Prop Pick, Analysis
Deni Avdija Over 23.5 Points (-114)
I project Avdija at 25 points tonight, and there are two key areas why.
First, the Kings’ transition defense, which allows the third-most possessions per game in an area you need to limit to slow teams from higher-efficiency shots, and they give up the second-highest scoring efficiency. The Kings are a blood geyser in transition defense.
Avdija leads the Blazers in transition points per game at 5.5, getting to the line on 25% of all transition possessions this season.
The Kings sink the rim consistently and overhelp on drives, leaving the middle of the floor open. They are a bottom-three team in shots allowed in the paint outside the restricted area.
Avdija specifically shoots well there, taking the most shots on the Blazers from that location and making 50 percent of them.
Deni scored 26 last time out against Sacramento, and I’d expect another high-usage game for him here with Ja Morant out for this one as opposed to the first matchup.
Pick: Deni Avdija Over 23.5 Points (-114)
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