Wizards vs Kings Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash of contrasting fortunes as the underdog Washington Wizards zip into the Golden 1 Center to face the playoff-hungry Sacramento Kings! It’s a pivotal matchup in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, where the Wizards, despite their challenging season, look to conjure up some magic against the Kings, who’ve been ruling their court with some royal performances lately. With the game set to tip off at 10:00 PM EST, and the stakes sky-high, tonight’s battle promises to be more than just another game. The Kings recently secured a throne-shaking victory over Houston, while the Wizards are trying to rebound from their skirmish with the Warriors. Will the Kings continue their reign or will the Wizards pull a rabbit out of their hats? Tonight, it’s all about whether magic can triumph over monarchy!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 19, 2025 10:00PM EST

Location: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento

Vegas Odds

	WAS ML	SAC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+850	-1800	235.0	17.0/-17.0
Recent	+375	-600	235.0	17.0/-17.0
Difference	-475	+1200	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

1W-9L

AWAY

9W-46L

21.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

34W-27L

78.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
03/21/24	Sacramento Kings SAC	27	27	22	26	102	Under
03/21/24	Washington Wizards WAS	35	21	28	25	109	Under
12/18/23	Washington Wizards WAS	31	25	35	40	131	Over
12/18/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	27	39	46	31	143	Over
03/18/23	Sacramento Kings SAC	37	34	33	28	132	Over
03/18/23	Washington Wizards WAS	33	27	32	26	118	Over
12/23/22	Washington Wizards WAS	28	40	34	23	125	Over
12/23/22	Sacramento Kings SAC	27	23	33	28	111	Over
02/12/22	Sacramento Kings SAC	24	35	33	31	123	Under
02/12/22	Washington Wizards WAS	29	36	23	22	110	Under
12/15/21	Washington Wizards WAS	32	25	32	16	105	Under
12/15/21	Sacramento Kings SAC	27	29	28	35	119	Under

Wizards Vs Over/Under

Kings Vs Over/Under

Wizards Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/18	vs GSW	114-122L	44	24	13	86
01/16	@ PHX	123-130L	45	28	13	92
01/13	@ MIN	106-120L	34	27	11	91
01/12	@ OKL	95-136L	39	20	16	83
01/10	vs CHI	105-138L	45	26	15	98
01/08	vs PHI	103-109L	51	26	17	94
01/07	@ HOU	112-135L	43	21	18	89
01/03	vs NOP	120-132L	48	28	21	84
01/01	@ CHI	125-107W	42	36	15	99
12/30	@ NYK	106-126L	46	25	13	92

Kings Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
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

Starting Lineups

Washington Wizards	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Carlton Carrington SG	23.0	20.2	20.7	77%	22.5
Bilal Coulibaly SF	30.0	22.6	27.6	100%	28.0
Kyle Kuzma PF	32.0	25.9	28.1	93%	29.2
Jordan Poole PG	38.0	35.5	36.6	100%	37.0
Alexandre Sarr C	31.0	29.8	27.6	100%	28.0

Sacramento Kings	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
DeMar DeRozan SF	35.0	40.7	34.6	100%	35.0
De’Aaron Fox PG	43.0	44.0	45.5	100%	46.0
Malik Monk SG	38.0	44.4	30.2	60%	35.1
Keegan Murray PF	24.0	31.3	26.3	100%	26.8
Domantas Sabonis C	48.0	55.0	48.3	100%	48.7

Wizards Notable Injuries

Richaun Holmes (C): Avg: 4.8pts, 4.3reb, 0.6ast, 13.3 minutes. Last game: 01/10/25. Impact: 2.7

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
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
Kyle Kuzma	WAS	Pts	14.5	17.5	+3.0	40%	30%	40%	40%	SAC	+0.5	#22
Corey Kispert	WAS	Pts	10.5	12.6	+2.1	40%	60%	67%	67%	SAC	+2.7	#27
Bilal Coulibaly	WAS	Reb	4.5	5.8	+1.3	40%	40%	60%	60%	SAC	-0.0	#13
Jonas Valanciunas	WAS	Reb	6.5	7.5	+1.0	100%	80%	73%	73%	SAC	-0.7	#7
Alexandre Sarr	WAS	Ast	1.5	2.5	+1.0	60%	60%	60%	60%	SAC	+0.3	#22
DeMar DeRozan	SAC	Ast	3.5	4.3	+0.8	80%	70%	60%	60%	WAS	+0.5	#24

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Wizards Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#30	#11	#22	#23	6.1%
PF	#26	#30	#21	#26	8.9%
PG	#22	#27	#21	#28	8.3%
SF	#13	#20	#26	#23	5.9%
SG	#28	#29	#24	#30	11.4%

Kings Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#15	#7	#15	#15	-0.3%
PF	#22	#12	#16	#17	-0.8%
PG	#5	#20	#7	#3	-8.1%
SF	#9	#13	#22	#14	-0.3%
SG	#27	#25	#16	#25	6.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

109.3

115.3

Rebounds per Game

45.0

45.6

Assists per Game

25.2

27.4

Steals per Game

7.5

Blocks per Game

5.0

4.7

Shots per Game

90.3

92.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.1

12.8

2-Pt Percentage per Game

52.1

53.3

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.4

35.3

Turnovers per Game

15.7

12.2

Fouls per Game

20.8

19.5

Recent Trends

Justin Champagnie (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.1% to 11.2, 16.2 min average previous 3 games.
Keon Ellis (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 41.6% to 20.5, 35.1 min average previous 3 games.
Trey Lyles (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 33.3% to 16.3, 24.5 min average previous 3 games.