{"id":391281,"date":"2026-01-06T15:12:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=391281"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:12:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:12:36","slug":"mavericks-vs-kings-sgp-predictions-january-6-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/mavericks-vs-kings-sgp-predictions-january-6-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Mavericks vs. Kings SGP predictions Jan. 6: Back Cooper Flagg, Dallas to cover at +320"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s NBA slate wraps up with an 11 p.m. ET clash between the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Both teams sit outside of the playoff picture, with Sacramento posting a basement-dwelling 8-28 record. Dallas is a 5.5-point road favourite tonight and should feel good about the play of Cooper Flagg, who&#8217;s now a massive -835 favourite to win Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Mavericks vs. Kings SGP predictions for Jan. 6, featuring prop bets on Flagg and DeMar DeRozan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on the NBA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mavericks vs. Kings SGP predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Mavericks -5.5 | Flagg 6+ rebounds | <strong>DeRozan under 18.5 points<\/strong> (+320)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Mavericks -5.5<\/strong> (-109):<\/strong> Picking the spread in this matchup seems fairly simple to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dallas is a bad team, but Sacramento is horrible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kings have the worst net rating in the NBA (-11.5) and have dropped 15 of their last 18 games. One of those wins was against the Mavericks, but Anthony Davis was sidelined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Davis will play tonight, and he&#8217;s been a force since Dec. 1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>20.9 points per game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11.5 rebounds per game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.8 blocks per game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of star power, Dallas has AD and Flagg \u2014 that&#8217;s miles clear of what Sacramento can offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Build your own Mavericks vs. Kings SGP at NorthStar Bets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kings are missing three-time rebounding leader Domantas Sabonis, and are relying on three past-their-prime scorers to carry the load (DeRozan, Russell Westbrook, Zach LaVine). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sacramento is an NBA-worst 11-22 ATS as an underdog this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><a href=\"cacheembed:122624\">Embed: #122624<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Flagg 6+ rebounds<\/strong> (-215):<\/strong> Speaking of Flagg, I think it&#8217;s time to take whatever &#8220;overrated&#8221; chatter there was and throw it out of the window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 No. 1 pick struggled to start the year, but found his footing in December, averaging 23.5 points and 6.2 rebounds a night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flagg had two bad games to start the year, shooting a combined 8-for-27 from the field. I expect him to bounce back tonight, but I&#8217;m more interested in this rebounding total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Back Flagg and bet on the NBA tonight<\/a>!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\">Flagg has reached this milestone in nine of his last 10 games, corralling seven-plus boards five times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He should feast on the glass tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sacramento is 29th in rebounding rate since Sabonis went down with an injury on Nov. 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>DeRozan under 18.5 points<\/strong> (-127):<\/strong> Finally, I want to fade DeRozan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 36-year-old forward is putting up a respectable 18.3 PPG, but that&#8217;s a big dropoff from last year and by far his lowest mark since the 2012-13 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Bet futures, props, spreads &amp; more at NorthStar Bets<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s also been in a slump lately, failing to crack 15 points in four of his last six contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That includes a nine-point outing against the Mavs, where he shot 2-of-10 from the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dallas is a nightmare matchup for DeRozan, who ranks in the 100th percentile among forwards in mid-range shot frequency, according to Cleaning the Glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mavs have the fourth-best mid-range defence in the league (42.0%). They also allow the second-fewest PPG to opposing small forwards, per Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mavericks vs. Kings predictions made at 2 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2026. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"thestar\">Looking to get started? <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNzQxMyZsPTEzNTI3NDExJnA9MjMyNDM%3D\">Sign up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday&#8217;s NBA slate wraps up with an 11 p.m. ET clash between the Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks. The pregame narrative: Both teams sit outside of the playoff picture, with Sacramento posting a basement-dwelling 8-28 record. 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