The Sacramento Kings visit a banged-up Utah Jazz team on Wednesday.
The pregame narrative: Because of the extensive list of injuries on Utah’s side, I’ll buy a few points and take Sacramento to cover a teased-down spread. Prop picks on Zach LaVine and Isaiah Collier round out this +295 SGP.
Check out my Kings vs. Jazz same-game parlay predictions for Feb. 26.
Kings vs. Jazz predictions
Parlay: Kings -6.5 | LaVine over 22.5 points | Collier 8+ assists (+295)
Kings -6.5 (-205): Utah’s injury report is crowded:
- Lauri Markkanen (out)
- John Collins (out)
- Collin Sexton (out)
- Walker Kessler (questionable)
That’s not a good look for the Western Conference’s worst team unless you’re cheering for a solid tank job.
The Jazz have been riding high at home, covering this spread in their last eight games at Delta Center. But a majority of that time was with a healthy lineup.
Sacramento just trounced the Charlotte Hornets, 130-88, and I believe it can build off that performance and easily handle another one of the NBA’s bottom feeders.
SGP legs
LaVine over 22.5 points (-165): The dynamic guard is coming off his best game as a King. On Feb. 24, he scored 42 points on 16-of-19 shooting.
Two games before that, he lit up the New Orleans Pelicans for 32 points. There’s obvious blowout potential here, but LaVine has been efficient enough to clear this modest mark in fewer minutes.
He went under this total in his first four games with Sacramento but has scored 23-plus in three of four since.
On top of that, the Jazz are a disaster on defence. They have the worst defensive rating in the NBA and allow the second-most points to shooting guards (23.9), per Fantasy Pros.
Collier 8+ assists (-200): This is a steep line for a rookie, but take a look at this:
- Collier is averaging 8.5 assists in 24 games as a starter.
- He leads all rookies by a wide margin in assists per game (6.0). Only one other rookie is even above 4.0 APG.
- In February, Collier is 9-1 against this line, averaging 9.3 assists.
Additionally, the Kings allow the sixth-most APG to point guards (9.2).
With all the injuries for Utah, Collier should continue to play heavy minutes and have a high usage rate.
Picks made at 11:15 a.m. ET 02/26/2025.
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