Who’s Playing
Dallas Mavericks @ Sacramento Kings
Current Records: Dallas 20-12, Sacramento 13-19
How To Watch
- When: Monday, December 30, 2024 at 10 p.m. ET
- Where: Golden 1 Center — Sacramento, California
- TV: NBATV
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $53.00
What to Know
The Sacramento Kings and the Dallas Mavericks will round out the year against one another at 10:00 p.m. ET on Monday at at Golden 1 Center. Both of these teams will be coming in off a loss in a game they were expected to win.
The Kings are headed into Monday’s contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Saturday. They took a 132-122 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lakers.
Despite their defeat, the Kings saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. De’Aaron Fox, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 12 assists, was perhaps the best of all. That’s the most assists Fox has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was DeMar DeRozan, who went 12 for 17 en route to 25 points plus seven assists and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, the Kings were working as a unit and finished the game with 38 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as the Lakers only posted 33.
Meanwhile, the Mavericks were within striking distance but couldn’t close the gap on Saturday as they fell 126-122 to the Trail Blazers.
Despite the loss, the Mavericks got top-tier performance from Kyrie Irving, who went 16 for 26 en route to 46 points plus two steals. Irving has become a key player for the Mavericks: the team is 15-3 when he posts at least 25 points, but 5-9 otherwise.
Sacramento’s defeat dropped their record down to 13-19. As for Dallas, their loss dropped their record down to 20-12.
Looking forward, the Kings are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 3.5 points. This contest will be their tenth straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 2-7 against the spread).
The Kings came up short against the Mavericks when the teams last played back in March, falling 107-103. Can the Kings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
Sacramento is a 3.5-point favorite against Dallas, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 3.5-point spread, and stayed right there.
The over/under is 230.5 points.
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Series History
Dallas has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Sacramento.
- Mar 29, 2024 – Dallas 107 vs. Sacramento 103
- Mar 26, 2024 – Dallas 132 vs. Sacramento 96
- Jan 27, 2024 – Sacramento 120 vs. Dallas 115
- Nov 19, 2023 – Sacramento 129 vs. Dallas 113
- Apr 05, 2023 – Dallas 123 vs. Sacramento 119
- Feb 11, 2023 – Sacramento 133 vs. Dallas 128
- Feb 10, 2023 – Dallas 122 vs. Sacramento 114
- Mar 05, 2022 – Dallas 114 vs. Sacramento 113
- Dec 31, 2021 – Dallas 112 vs. Sacramento 96
- Dec 29, 2021 – Sacramento 95 vs. Dallas 94
