Rockets vs Kings Game Breakdown

Get ready to rocket into an electrifying NBA playoff showdown as the high-flying Houston Rockets zoom into Sacramento to clash with the Kings at the Golden 1 Center tonight! With the Rockets blasting off a stellar season and the Kings holding court in the middle of the pack, tonight’s game promises to dial up the drama. As the clock ticks down to an 11:00 PM EST tipoff, the stakes are sky-high with playoff positions on the line. Houston is looking to keep their engines firing after a dominant win, while Sacramento hopes to rebound from a recent royal rumble of a loss. With the betting lines drawn and an over/under that suggests a scoreboard bonanza, fans are in for a treat. So, as the Rockets prepare to launch and the Kings ready their defenses, let’s see whose court will rule supreme in this regal battle of bounce and blast!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 16, 2025 11:00PM EST

Location: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento

Vegas Odds

	HOU ML	SAC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+140	-165	226.5	3.5/-3.5
Recent	+140	-165	225.5	4.0/-4.0
Difference	0	0	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

23W-33L

41.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

33W-27L

58.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/03/24	Houston Rockets HOU	28	27	29	27	111	Over
12/03/24	Sacramento Kings SAC	21	33	42	24	120	Over
03/10/24	Houston Rockets HOU	23	31	32	26	112	Under
03/10/24	Sacramento Kings SAC	30	29	14	31	104	Under
11/06/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	22	20	18	37	97	Under
11/06/23	Houston Rockets HOU	32	35	30	25	122	Under
11/04/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	19	34	15	21	89	Under
11/04/23	Houston Rockets HOU	33	26	12	36	107	Under
02/08/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	30	28	41	31	130	Over
02/08/23	Houston Rockets HOU	37	25	35	31	128	Over
02/06/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	31	34	34	41	140	Over
02/06/23	Houston Rockets HOU	24	24	40	32	120	Over
01/13/23	Houston Rockets HOU	32	34	26	22	114	Over
01/13/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	36	33	43	27	139	Over
01/11/23	Houston Rockets HOU	27	35	33	20	115	Over
01/11/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	31	36	27	41	135	Over
04/01/22	Sacramento Kings SAC	26	31	29	36	122	Over
04/01/22	Houston Rockets HOU	41	21	29	26	117	Over
03/30/22	Sacramento Kings SAC	28	44	32	17	121	Over
03/30/22	Houston Rockets HOU	39	27	37	15	118	Over
01/16/22	Houston Rockets HOU	29	26	30	33	118	Over
01/16/22	Sacramento Kings SAC	21	39	28	24	112	Over
01/14/22	Houston Rockets HOU	40	20	29	25	114	Over
01/14/22	Sacramento Kings SAC	31	34	33	28	126	Over

Rockets Vs Over/Under

Kings Vs Over/Under

Rockets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/15	vs DEN	128-108W	40	28	8	94
01/13	@ MEM	120-118W	40	28	22	81
01/09	vs MEM	119-115W	44	21	12	96
01/07	vs WAS	135-112W	49	31	10	97
01/03	@ BOS	86-109L	37	9	11	88
01/01	@ DAL	110-99W	35	16	12	89
12/29	@ MIA	100-104L	52	24	12	97
12/27	@ MIN	112-113L	48	19	14	92
12/26	vs NOP	128-111W	54	19	15	97
12/22	vs TOR	114-110W	53	18	21	89

Kings Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/14	vs MIL	115-130L	45	25	9	95
01/12	vs CHI	124-119W	53	33	8	95
01/10	vs BOS	114-97W	56	26	9	102
01/06	@ MIA	123-118W	60	30	15	108
01/03	@ MEM	138-133W	37	32	9	99
01/01	@ PHI	113-107W	45	24	17	84
12/30	@ DAL	110-100W	58	25	15	100
12/28	vs LAL	122-132L	39	38	9	98
12/26	@ DET	113-114L	44	20	14	82
12/22	@ IND	95-122L	47	21	10	96

Starting Lineups

Houston Rockets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Dillon Brooks PF	25.0	18.1	24.0	100%	24.4
Jalen Green SF	39.0	46.4	32.5	100%	32.9
Alperen Sengun C	47.0	44.6	43.7	100%	44.0
Amen Thompson SG	40.0	37.8	28.2	27%	40.3
Fred VanVleet PG	36.0	33.1	34.5	100%	34.8

Sacramento Kings	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
DeMar DeRozan SF	34.0	40.4	34.2	100%	34.6
De’Aaron Fox PG	43.0	45.9	45.3	100%	45.7
Malik Monk SG	37.0	41.8	29.4	57%	34.5
Keegan Murray PF	24.0	27.4	26.0	100%	26.4
Domantas Sabonis C	50.0	53.9	48.1	100%	48.4

Rockets Notable Injuries

Jabari Smith Jr. (PF/C): Avg: 12.9pts, 7.6reb, 1.4ast, 31.5 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 4.0
Nate Williams (PG/SF): Avg: 2.6pts, 0.9reb, 0.3ast, 4.9 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 0.8

Kings Notable Injuries

Jae Crowder (PF/C): Avg: 5.6pts, 3.0reb, 1.2ast, 21.3 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 1.3
Jordan McLaughlin (PG): Avg: 3.0pts, 1.2reb, 1.6ast, 9.9 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 0.8
Doug McDermott (SF/PF): Avg: 4.5pts, 0.8reb, 0.8ast, 11.9 minutes. Last game: 01/06/25. Impact: 0.7
Isaac Jones (PF/C): Avg: 3.3pts, 1.2reb, 0.2ast, 7.4 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 0.9
Colby Jones (SG/SF): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.1reb, 0.5ast, 5.8 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 0.5

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Dillon Brooks	HOU	Pts	12.5	14.2	+1.7	0%	50%	53%	53%	SAC	+0.1	#18
Keegan Murray	SAC	Pts	10.5	11.9	+1.4	80%	50%	60%	60%	HOU	-1.3	#5
Jalen Green	HOU	Reb	4.5	5.5	+1.0	20%	30%	27%	27%	SAC	+0.4	#26
Amen Thompson	HOU	Reb	9.5	10.2	+0.7	40%	40%	27%	27%	SAC	0.0	#18
DeMar DeRozan	SAC	Ast	3.5	4.2	+0.7	80%	60%	53%	53%	HOU	-0.5	#6

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Rockets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#1	#13	#2	#2	-17.3%
PF	#5	#1	#12	#3	-10.1%
PG	#21	#24	#1	#14	-0.6%
SF	#3	#29	#1	#5	-9.7%
SG	#19	#5	#6	#14	-2.5%

Kings Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#7	#11	#10	-4.1%
PF	#22	#13	#18	#17	-0.2%
PG	#3	#18	#14	#3	-8.1%
SF	#18	#14	#15	#19	2.2%
SG	#26	#26	#16	#23	4.7%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.7

114.2

Rebounds per Game

47.0

45.7

Assists per Game

22.5

27.1

Steals per Game

9.7

7.7

Blocks per Game

5.1

4.8

Shots per Game

92.8

91.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.3

13.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

51.9

53.0

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.2

35.4

Turnovers per Game

13.0

12.4

Fouls per Game

19.5

19.8

Recent Trends

Jalen Green (SG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Keon Ellis (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 39.0% to 24.4, 40.1 min average previous 3 games.