{"id":313011,"date":"2024-12-03T15:02:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T20:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=313011"},"modified":"2024-12-03T15:02:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T20:02:14","slug":"rockets-vs-kings-sgp-predictions-december-3-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/rockets-vs-kings-sgp-predictions-december-3-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets vs. Kings same-game parlay predictions Dec. 3: Back VanVleet, Smith at +340"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings meet tonight in the last game of the NBA Cup’s group stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Houston has punched its ticket to the next round while Sacramento (0-3 NBA Cup record) is out. I’m backing Jabari Smith Jr. and Fred VanVleet but still expect the Kings to cover a hefty alt spread at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my Rockets vs. Kings same-game parlay predictions for Dec. 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rockets vs. Kings predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Go to full NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parlay: Kings +7.5 + Brooks over 1.5 threes + VanVleet over 5.5 assists (+340)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embed: #102372<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kings +7.5 (-435):<\/strong> Sacramento could probably care less that it’s out of contention for the NBA Cup, but it still needs to turn things around quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kings have lost six of their last seven games and are now 9-12 on the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But they’ve still covered this number 17 times (80.9%) and are often in it right ’till the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Houston is on a three-game winning streak but has failed to cover this number in each contest, with two requiring overtime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All in all, the Rockets (15-6) are just 9-12 against this number and just 1-8 against it on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All signs point to this being a closely contested affair, so I’ll happily bank eight extra points with the home side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Smith over 1.5 threes<\/strong> (-103):<\/strong> A big reason the Kings have been losing games is their atrocious 3-point defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • 28th in opponent 3PT% (38.2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 28th in opponent 3s attempted\/game (39.5) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Teams are shooting with volume and <\/em>accuracy from deep against Sacramento and I want to exploit that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Smith doesn’t take a ton of 3s but he’s cleared this line in five of his last six games, making three-plus 3s in four of those contests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The third-year power forward is shooting 37.7% from deep since Nov. 1 and has the perfect matchup to bring that a couple of notches higher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    VanVleet over 5.5 assists<\/strong> (-124):<\/strong> VanVleet has a consistent floor as a facilitator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    He’s recorded five or more assists in 13 of his last 15 games, clearing this mark seven times. The only times he recorded fewer than five assists was in a pair of games against the Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    OKC has the best defensive rating in basketball and allows the fifth-fewest assists per game to point guards, per Fantasy Pros. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sacramento is 17th in defensive rating and allows the eighth-most APG to point guards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    VanVleet is averaging 6.2 assists on the season and should have an above-average night against a below-average defence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Picks made at 1:10 p.m. on 12\/03\/24.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings meet tonight in the last game of the NBA Cup’s group stage. The pregame narrative: Houston has punched its ticket to the next round while Sacramento (0-3 NBA Cup record) is out. I’m backing Jabari Smith Jr. and Fred VanVleet but still expect the Kings to cover a hefty […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":313024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-313011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRockets vs. Kings predictions Dec. 3: NBA SGP picks | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Rockets vs. Kings predictions for Dec. 3. 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