Kings vs Nets Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the Barclays Center tonight as the Sacramento Kings, hovering just a few games shy of Western conference prominence, storm into Brooklyn to face the underdog Nets, who are looking to claw their way back from the Eastern conference depths. It’s game time at 08:30 PM EST, and with the playoff atmosphere buzzing, every dribble and dunk counts more than ever. The stakes? High. The energy? Electric. The betting lines are buzzing with the Kings favored heavily, but as we’ve seen, anything can happen on the hardwood. Both teams are shaking off recent losses and aiming to bounce back stronger—Sacramento looking to solidify their standing and Brooklyn hungry for a turnaround. As the over/under teeters at a tantalizing 222.5, tonight’s matchup promises to be a royal clash with the Nets, weaving a tale of redemption and dominance.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 27, 2025 08:30PM EST

Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn

Vegas Odds

	SAC ML	BRO ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-500	+360	221.5	-10.0/10.0
Recent	-285	+235	222.5	-10.5/10.5
Difference	+215	-125	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

29W-26L

74.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

1W-9L

HOME

23W-34L

26.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/24/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	37	28	23	20	108	Under
11/24/24	Sacramento Kings SAC	28	29	31	15	103	Under
04/07/24	Sacramento Kings SAC	29	36	13	29	107	Under
04/07/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	19	21	24	13	77	Under
12/11/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	18	30	37	33	118	Over
12/11/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	26	28	44	33	131	Over
03/16/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	24	30	28	19	101	Under
03/16/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	24	17	30	25	96	Under
11/15/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	30	24	28	39	121	Over
11/15/22	Sacramento Kings SAC	36	37	42	38	153	Over
02/14/22	Sacramento Kings SAC	24	24	18	19	85	Under
02/14/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	35	20	25	29	109	Under
02/02/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	32	30	24	15	101	Under
02/02/22	Sacramento Kings SAC	23	31	29	29	112	Under

Kings Vs Over/Under

Nets Vs Over/Under

Kings Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/23	vs DEN	123-132L	53	31	13	107
01/22	@ GSW	123-117W	38	24	8	81
01/19	@ WAS	123-100W	51	28	11	95
01/16	@ HOU	132-127W	44	32	12	98
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

Nets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/22	@ PHX	84-108L	52	16	16	91
01/21	@ NYK	95-99L	47	21	16	86
01/19	vs OKL	101-127L	41	25	13	87
01/17	vs LAL	101-102L	45	28	17	82
01/15	vs LAC	67-126L	39	15	20	83
01/14	vs POR	132-114W	44	36	11	90
01/12	vs UTA	111-112L	54	26	8	92
01/10	vs DEN	105-124L	39	26	17	90
01/08	@ DET	98-113L	38	24	15	86
01/06	@ IND	99-113L	51	23	14	98

Starting Lineups

Sacramento Kings	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
DeMar DeRozan SF	36.0	42.7	34.5	100%	34.9
De’Aaron Fox PG	42.0	39.5	45.4	100%	45.8
Malik Monk SG	38.0	40.2	32.2	70%	35.3
Keegan Murray PF	26.0	26.1	25.3	100%	25.8
Domantas Sabonis C	49.0	52.0	49.3	100%	49.6

Brooklyn Nets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Nic Claxton C	35.0	23.6	25.4	90%	26.2
Noah Clowney PF	26.0	17.6	18.1	50%	20.9
Keon Johnson SG	25.0	17.1	19.9	70%	22.5
D’Angelo Russell PG	35.0	33.8	27.1	33%	28.1
Jalen Wilson SF	19.0	19.0	17.4	33%	19.8

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, 9.8 minutes. Last game: 01/19/25. 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
Isaiah Crawford (PF): Avg: 0.7pts, 1.0reb, 0.0ast, 3.1 minutes. Last game: 01/19/25. Impact: 0.4

Nets Notable Injuries

Cameron Johnson (SF/PF): Avg: 15.4pts, 4.3reb, 2.5ast, 29.2 minutes. Last game: 01/21/25. Impact: 5.2

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
Nic Claxton	BRO	Pts	10.5	12.7	+2.2	20%	30%	47%	47%	SAC	-0.4	#13
De’Aaron Fox	SAC	Pts	22.5	23.4	+0.9	0%	50%	60%	60%	BRO	-0.6	#10
D’Angelo Russell	BRO	Reb	2.5	3.2	+0.7	60%	60%	67%	67%	SAC	+0.4	#24
DeMar DeRozan	SAC	Reb	3.5	3.9	+0.4	100%	70%	67%	67%	BRO	-0.7	#3
Keon Ellis	SAC	Ast	0.5	1.4	+0.9	80%	80%	73%	73%	BRO	+0.3	#20

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Kings Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#26	#15	#26	#25	7.4%
PF	#13	#10	#8	#7	-5.2%
PG	#2	#22	#6	#2	-9.7%
SF	#13	#20	#22	#19	2.5%
SG	#26	#24	#10	#23	5.1%

Nets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#12	#9	#20	#16	0.9%
PF	#12	#11	#4	#10	-4.0%
PG	#10	#21	#23	#15	-1.0%
SF	#27	#5	#18	#22	4.6%
SG	#16	#3	#20	#18	-0.1%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

118.3

101.3

Rebounds per Game

46.4

42.5

Assists per Game

28.3

23.8

Steals per Game

7.7

Blocks per Game

4.6

4.0

Shots per Game

94.0

86.2

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.4

12.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

53.3

50.5

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.2

32.5

Turnovers per Game

11.7

15.0

Fouls per Game

19.3

19.4

Recent Trends

De’Anthony Melton (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.1% to 23.7, 16.7 min average previous 3 games.
D’Angelo Russell (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 31.0% to 27.4, 20.9 min average previous 3 games.
Trendon Watford (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.8% to 12.5, 20.4 min average previous 3 games.