Moneyline Pick - Portland Trail Blazers (-174): B
Portland’s two-game winning streak, including Friday’s 134-133 overtime escape where Deni Avdija dropped 35 on these same Kings, makes the Trail Blazers the side to back on the moneyline despite their own lengthy injury list. Sacramento enters on a four-game skid and is missing key pillars Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine, while Doug McDermott and Dennis Schroder are banged up, so DeMar DeRozan and Russell Westbrook are carrying a heavy load against a Blazers group that has already shown it can exploit this depleted frontcourt. Even if Jerami Grant’s questionable Achilles limits him, Portland’s current form and Avdija/Sharpe shot creation give them a clearer offensive hierarchy than Sacramento’s patchwork rotation, though the -174 price trims this to a B-grade position rather than a premium edge. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 20/12/2025 09:53
Over/Under Pick - Under 239, (-108): B
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Sacramento’s undermanned rotation, riding that four-game losing streak with LaVine and Sabonis sidelined, points toward some offensive regression after the teams combined for 267 points in an overtime outlier on Thursday. Portland has been playing fast and scoring well behind Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe and Donovan Clingan, but the Blazers are also dealing with their own absences plus a dinged-up Jerami Grant, which can tighten rotations and slow tempo in the second meeting in three days. With both defenses leaky but several high-usage scorers missing and regulation likely to be lower scoring than the recent OT thriller, Under 239 at -108 gets a B grade as a solid number in a spot where the market has inflated the total off the last result. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 20/12/2025 09:53
Spread Pick - Portland Trail Blazers, -4.5 (-108): B-
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Deni Avdija and the Blazers just survived the Kings by a single point in overtime, but with Sacramento on a four-game slide and still missing LaVine and Sabonis, Portland laying -4.5 looks reasonable if their current two-game surge holds. The Kings’ recent home losses and reliance on DeRozan, Westbrook and emerging big Maxime Raynaud against a long Portland front line led by Clingan and a possibly-limited Grant raise concerns about their ability to keep trading efficient halfcourt buckets for 48 minutes. Given how fragile both rotations are, there is real backdoor risk in garbage time and a chance the Blazers’ thin guard depth shows, so this is only a B- grade play, leaning toward Portland’s superior form and matchup edges rather than a slam-dunk spot. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 20/12/2025 09:53
