The Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets slug it out Saturday night.
The pregame narrative: The Rockets are getting a key piece back in Fred Van Vleet and I’m taking a healthy Houston team to win at home. Picks on Alperen Sengun and Keegan Murray round out this +330 ticket.
Check out my Kings vs. Rockets same-game parlay predictions for March 1.
Kings vs. Rockets predictions
Parlay: Rockets ML | Sengun 31+ points/rebounds | Murray 11+ points (+330)
Rockets moneyline (-205): For the first time in a while, the Rockets go into Saturday’s game with a healthy lineup.
Fred Van Vleet returns to the Houston starting five and will be without a minutes restriction, per head coach Ime Udoka.
Considering the Rockets are 30-15 with FVV and 7-7 without, I think it’s safe to say it’s a massive readdition.
Jabari Smith Jr. also returned to the Rockets’ rotation recently and he will move to a bench role. That’s some scary depth.
Houston is 20-9 at home and the Kings are 15-14 on the road. I like this spot for the Rockets.
SGP legs
Sengun 31+ points/rebounds (-122): The Turkish big man is coming into his own as an elite statstuffer.
On a team filled with talent, he averages 18.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per game (29.5 PR).
And he’s taking his play to a new level following the all-star break.
In the four games since, he’s cleared this line three times, averaging 32.6 points/rebounds.
Sengun’s played in two contests against the Kings this season and is 2-0 against this wager. He averaged 22.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in those games.
Murray 11+ points (-157): I really like the way Murray’s been playing over the past month or so.
Since Jan. 29, the stretch four has been averaging 13.8 points on 48.8% from the field and 37.7% from 3-point range on 5.8 attempts per game.
That is encouraging to see in a down-shooting season where Murray is shooting 33.2% from 3. It significantly improves his floor when he’s shooting well and that’s the case right now.
On top of that, Sacramento allows the most points per game (24.7) to power forwards, per Fantasy Pros.
Picks made at 11:40 a.m. ET 03/01/2025.
Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.