The San Antonio Spurs (50-18) and Sacramento Kings (18-51) will meet in the NBA tonight. Tipoff is set for 10:00 p.m. ET from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. The game will broadcast live on NBCS-CA.
The Spurs are 13.5-point favorites over the Kings on the spread (Spurs -13.5), with the over/under set at 236.5 total points. San Antonio is a -900 favorite to win outright on the moneyline, while Sacramento is +600 to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Spurs vs. Kings predictions and NBA picks for Tuesday, March 17.
Spurs vs Kings Prediction, Pick
- Spurs vs Kings pick: Kings +13.5 (-110)
My Kings vs. Spurs best bet is on Sacramento to cover the spread. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live NBA odds page.
Spurs vs Kings Odds
| Spurs Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-13.5 -110 | 236.5 -110o / -110u | -900 |
| Kings Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+13.5 -110 | 236.5 -110o / -110u | +600 |
Spurs vs Kings NBA Preview
The Spurs are on a back-to-back after barely slipping by the Clippers without Kawhi Leonard last night.
Victor Wembanyama will want to play tonight, but it might be a fight with the Spurs' doctors over his ankle as he tries to clear 65 games for awards eligibility.
Wembanyama has missed 16 games so far this season, but because the NBA is counting the Cup Final — for some reason — he has two games left he can miss.
Meanwhile, the Kings are… on a winning streak?
Right when they need to be losing games, of course, the Kings are now playing great basketball and knocked off the Clippers the other night.
So, can the Kings keep the good times rolling against the second-ranked team in the conference? Probably not, but they can cover this number.
I project the spread for this game Spurs -7.2 — with a composite model of current rankings, preseason priors, market ratings, and Pythagorean expected rating.
Just based on this season’s data, I make the line Spurs -20 — which sounds about right, honestly.
Spurs vs Kings Predictions, Betting Analysis
Kings +13.5
The Spurs are 9-4 ATS on the second night of a back-to-back this season.
There’s no real sense of who will play in this one as of this writing, but I won’t be surprised if some of the veterans like De’Aaron Fox and Devin Vassell miss this one, even if Wembanyama does play.
DeMar DeRozan has been playing great lately, and he’s the kind of player who can give the Spurs’ defense issues with his ability to get buckets.
I’m not saying I love betting the Kings here, but they are playing well right now, and the Spurs are in a letdown spot coming off the Clippers game.
I’ll reluctantly take the points with Sacramento tonight.
Under 236.5
I like the Under in tonight's matchup as well, given San Antonio's recent defensive trends and the possibility of the Kings’ offense falling apart against the Spurs’ voracious defense.
Spurs vs Kings Best Bets
- Kings +13.5 (-110)
- Under 236.5 (-110)
Spread
My main Spurs vs. Kings betting prediction is on Sacramento to cover the spread (+13.5).
Moneyline
No play on the moneyline in tonight's matchup.
Over/Under
I will also be taking the Under at 236.5 total points.
