NBA Milwaukee Bucks vs Sacramento Kings Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 02-27-2019, 22:00 EDT

Spread: Sacramento Kings +5

Total: +229.5

Two squads sitting in and out of the playoff places of each conference are clashing tonight, when the 9^th in the West Sacramento Kings, looking to return to the winning ways, are hosting the first in the East and the whole league Milwaukee Bucks, who want to extend their current lengthy winning streak.

Bucks are 46-14 so far in the league and are sitting on top of the whole league. They are 11-1 in their last 12 games and in their latest matchup they were victorious against Chicago on the road, 117-106. Kings are 31-29 so far in the league and are sitting on the ninth place of the Western conference. They are 1-3 in their last 4 games and in their latest matchup they got defeated by Minnesota on the road, 105-112.

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Milwaukee are led in scoring by Giannis Antetokounmpo with 27.2 ppg. He also leads the team both in rebounding with 12.7 and in assists made with 6 per game, while Kris Middleton follows with 17.3 ppg, adding 5.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. Malcolm Brogdon adds 15.9 ppg, 4.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. Sacramento are led in scoring by Buddy Hield with 20.6 ppg. He also adds 5.2 rebounds per game, while De’Aaron Fox follows with 17.3 ppg, adding 3.6 rebounds and leads the team in assists made with 7.2 per game. Bogdan Bogdanovic adds 14.7 ppg, 3.6 rebounds and 4 assists per game.

This will be the second meeting between those two teams so far this season with Milwaukee having won the previous one at home easily by 35 points. Sacramento are 19-11 at home, while Milwaukee are 21-9 on the road. Milwaukee have both a better offense with 117 ppg to Sacramento’s 113.5 and a better defense, allowing 107.3 ppg to Sacramento’s 114.8. Milwaukee have a better accuracy from the field (47.9% to 46.4%), while Sacramento have a better accuracy from behind the arc (37.6% to 35.1%). Both squads commit almost the same number of turnovers per game (13.5 to 13.6), while Milwaukee dish more assists (26.1 to 25.5) and grab more rebounds per game (48.9 to 45.2). Milwaukee have been playing on a top level lately and they are very strong at home so pick them for the win tonight.

Milwaukee Bucks vs Sacramento Kings Prediction: Milwaukee Bucks -5 (-109)