Milwaukee Bucks vs. Sacramento Kings Predictions, Picks and Preview – February 1, 2016

The Milwaukee Bucks and the Sacramento King are both groping for form with each team losing in bunches of late. The Bucks are fresh off back-to-back losses, while the Kings are a loss away from matching their worst losing streak of the season. Which team will start February on a positive note?

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Milwaukee Bucks vs. Sacramento Kings Betting Preview

Where: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento

When: Monday, February 1, 2016, 10:00 PM ET

Line: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Sacramento Kings – view all NBA lines

TV Broadcast: NBATV

Betting on the Milwaukee Bucks (20-29)

Milwaukee didn’t have a great end to its January schedule. After going 1-4 SU in their last five games, the Bucks now look to begin February with a skid-snapping win at Sacramento, where they are 5-2 ATS in their last seven trips dating back to 2009.

The Bucks, however, need to get more production from Khris Middleton, who scored just nine points on a salty 2-for-13 shooting in a 107-103 loss to Miami on Friday. Middleton is the Bucks’ biggest scoring threat, as the swingman paces the team with 17.7 points per game on the season. Middleton also scored 21 points in the first meeting with Sacramento this campaign, albeit a 129-118 loss on November 25.

Middleton and the Bucks look to get it going against Sacramento’s soft defense that has surrendered 119.0 points over its last four games.

Apart from Middleton, the Bucks are also counting on Greg Monroe and Giannis Antetokounmpo to deal damage later tonight. Monroe has scored at least 20 points in five consecutive games, while the Greek Freak has averaged 17.5 points over the last five outings.

Milwaukee may be looking to run the ball as often as possible later tonight after scoring 28 fast break points in the first encounter with the Kings.

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Betting on the Sacramento Kings (20-27)

Well, that escalated quickly for Sacramento. After stitching together five-straight victories, the Kings are now riding a four-game losing streak.

In their latest setback, the Kings succumbed to Memphis on Saturday, 121-117—a loss could that could be largely attributed to Sacramento’s lackadaisical effort on defense, as the Grizzles shot 51.9 percent from the field.

While Sacramento’s defense is obviously in bad shape, the team’s scoring attack appears to be good enough to punish Milwaukee. And that’s with or without DeMarcus Cousins, who didn’t finish the Memphis game because of a sprained ankle. As of this moment, Cousins is labelled as questionable for tonight’s game. The Kings are scoring 101.6 points per 48 minutes with Cousins off the court.

Sacramento, which has averaged 111.8 points during its current skid, can expect the likes of Rudy Gay, Darren Collison, and Rajon Rondo to deliver the goods on offense and cover up for Cousins’ production. Gay scored 21 points in the loss to Memphis, while Collison went off for 20 points in 28 minutes of action off the bench. Rondo, meanwhile, is shooting relatively well of late, as he’s made 49% of his shots in the past five outings.

Sacramento is 2-1 ATS in its last three home games.

Writer’s Prediction

Sacramento wins, 112-109.

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