{"id":129394,"date":"2017-01-15T03:18:31","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T08:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=129394"},"modified":"2017-01-15T03:18:31","modified_gmt":"2017-01-15T08:18:31","slug":"oklahoma-city-thunder-vs-sacramento-kings-predictions-picks-and-nba-preview-january-15-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/oklahoma-city-thunder-vs-sacramento-kings-predictions-picks-and-nba-preview-january-15-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Sacramento Kings Predictions, Picks and NBA Preview \u2013 January 15, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zX172zxPL8HmNd7ZgqdRLk\/20\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-89017 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NBA-News-Banner_620x110_v31.gif\" alt=\"NBA-News-Banner_620x110_v3\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Sacramento Kings Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Golden 1 Center\u00a0&#8211; Sacramento, CA<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Sunday, January 15, 2017, 9:00\u00a0PM ET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong>\u00a0Oklahoma City Thunder (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-1.5<\/strong><\/a>) at Sacramento Kings\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+1.5<\/strong><\/a>); total:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>212.0<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\">view all NBA lines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Writer\u2019s Pick: <\/strong>Oklahoma City Thunder (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\">-1.5<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>NBA News &amp; Predictions<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-nba-draft-expert-picks-and-predictions.html\">2017 NBA Draft Expert Picks and Predictions<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-nba-draft-sleeper-picks-and-predictions.html\">2017 NBA Draft Sleepers<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-18-nba-championship-futures-odds-update.html\">2017-18 NBA Championship Odds Update<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Betting on the Oklahoma City Thunder\u00a0(24-17)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Point Spread: -1.5<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Oklahoma City Thunder\u2019s three-game win streak came to an end on Friday night as they lost on the road to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 96-86. Russell Westbrook recorded his 19<sup>th<\/sup> triple-double of the season with 21 points (7-23 FGs, 1-10 3-PFGs), 11 rebounds, and 12 assists, but he also had 10 turnovers. Westbrook is now averaging 30 points, 11.4 rebounds, 9.7 assists, and 5.4 turnovers this month.<\/p>\n<p>On the bright side for the Thunder, Victor Oladipo had 19 points, the most points he\u2019s scored since the end of November. Meanwhile, Enes Kanter continued his fine play in 2017 with 21 points and 8 rebounds. Kanter is averaging 16 points and 9 rebounds through the first seven games of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Westbrook almost had another triple-double the last time he faced tonight\u2019s opponents, the Sacramento Kings. He had 31 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists while Oladipo added 18, but they didn\u2019t get much help from anyone else as the Kings won, 116-101.<\/p>\n<p>The Thunder have had a rough time on the road in recent games. They\u2019re just 1-5 (2-4 ATS) in their last six games away from OKC.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the Sacramento Kings\u00a0(16-23)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Point Spread: +1.5<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Sacramento Kings are quickly making their way out of the Western Conference playoff picture. The Kings lost their fourth game in the last five as they fell to King James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, 120-108.<\/p>\n<p>DeMarcus Cousins had 26 points, 8 rebounds, and a season-high 11 assists, while Rudy Gay added 23 points and 10 boards to lead the Kings. But Sacramento committed 21 turnovers and allowed the Cavs to shoot 50 percent from the field.<\/p>\n<p>Cousins\u2019 superhuman play has finally dipped at the start of year. He\u2019s already had two games of under 20 points through six games this month; he had had just four such games entering 2017. He\u2019s averaging 22.7 points and 9 rebounds, a notable dip from his season averages of 28 and 10.<\/p>\n<p>With Cousins to bail them out, the Kings defense\u2019s struggles have been even more pronounced. Since December 28, they\u2019re second from bottom in the league in defensive efficiency. The Kings are 26<sup>th<\/sup> in defensive effiency on the season.<\/p>\n<p>With that kind of defense, the Kings will need the Cousins that faced the Thunder back in November to return. Cousins was unstoppable in that first meeting as he had 36 points (13-26 FGs) and 13 rebounds to lead the Kings to victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Kings are just 1-5 (2-4 ATS) in their last six home games, but are 3-1 SU\/ATS in their last three home games against the Thunder.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer&#8217;s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Russell Westbrook leads the Thunder(<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\">-1.5<\/a><\/strong>) past Cousins and the Kings, 108-104.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and start cashing in on all the top NBA action all season long!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zX172zxPL8HmNd7ZgqdRLk\/20\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-89017 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NBA-News-Banner_620x110_v31.gif\" 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