Bucks vs Kings Prediction: Odds, Picks, Best Bets – Monday, March 13, 2023

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The efficient offense of the Sacramento Kings (40-26) will face a tough task when they take on the stalwart defense of the Milwaukee Bucks (48-19) on March 13, 2023 at Golden 1 Center. The Bucks are three-point favorites. A 245.5-point over/under has been set in this matchup.

How to bet Bucks vs. Kings

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Sacramento Kings Odds

Point Spread

The spread for this matchup is set at 3 points, with sportsbooks listing the Bucks as the favorites.

Moneyline

As for the moneyline, the Bucks have -148 odds to pick up the win, while the Kings are listed at +126 to claim victory.

Over/Under

Finally, the over/under for the game is set at 245.5 points.

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Bucks vs. Kings Game Time and How to Watch

  • Game Day: Monday, March 13, 2023
  • Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
  • TV Channel: NBCS
  • Location: Sacramento, California
  • Arena: Golden 1 Center

Bucks vs. Kings Betting Trends

Against the spread, the Bucks are 36-26-5 this season. Milwaukee has been victorious in 44, or 81.5%, of the 54 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season. Bucks games this year have hit the over on 32 of 66 set point totals.

The Kings are 37-28-1 against the spread this year. Sacramento has been the moneyline underdog 24 total times this season. Sacramento has gone 11-13 in those games. The Kings have hit the over 50% of the time this season (33 of 66 games with a set point total).

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Potential Starting Lineups and Key Players

Bucks

Bucks Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Giannis Antetokounmpo 52 31.2 11.9 5.5 0.7 0.8 0.8
Jrue Holiday 55 19.7 5.1 7.3 1.2 0.4 2.5
Brook Lopez 66 15.3 6.7 1.3 0.5 2.5 1.8
Bobby Portis 56 14 9.8 1.7 0.4 0.2 1.2
Khris Middleton 24 13.8 4.2 4.5 0.8 0.1 1.4

Kings

Kings Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
De’Aaron Fox 59 25.4 4.2 6.3 1.2 0.3 1.5
Domantas Sabonis 64 19 12.3 7 0.8 0.5 0.4
Harrison Barnes 66 15.1 4.7 1.6 0.7 0.2 1.6
Kevin Huerter 63 15 3.3 2.9 1.1 0.3 2.7
Malik Monk 63 13.7 2.6 3.9 0.6 0.2 1.8
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Bucks vs. Kings Injury Report

Kings: KZ Okpala: Out (Knee)

What you need to know about the Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee is posting 115.9 points per game this season (ninth-ranked in NBA), but it has really played well defensively, surrendering only 111.9 points per game (fifth-best). When playing at home, the Bucks are averaging 7.5 more points per game (119.6) than they are in road games (112.1). The Bucks have seen an uptick in scoring recently, putting up 121.6 points per game in their last 10 contests, 5.7 points more than the 115.9 they’ve scored this season.

Milwaukee ranks top-five this season in three-point shooting, ranking fourth-best in the league with 14.9 three-pointers per game. Meanwhile, it ranks 11th with a 36.6% shooting percentage from downtown. The Bucks have taken 55.2% two-pointers and 44.8% from three-point land this year. Of the team’s buckets, 64.8% are two-pointers and 35.2% are three-pointers.

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What you need to know about the Sacramento Kings

Sacramento is the best squad in the league in points scored (121.2 per game) but fourth-worst in points allowed (118.3). At home, the Kings average 124.2 points per game. Away, they score 118. While the Kings are scoring 121.2 points per game in 2022-23, they have improved that mark in their past 10 games, tallying 130 a contest.

At 13.4 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 37% from downtown, Sacramento is seventh and ninth in the NBA, respectively, in those categories. In 2022-23, the Kings have taken 41.5% percent of their shots from behind the 3-point line, and 58.5% percent from inside it. In terms of makes, 30.7% of the Kings’ buckets have been 3-pointers, and 69.3% have been 2-pointers.

Our prediction to win this game is the Bucks, and we expect that Kings will cover the spread (Bucks -3). Finally, we see the scoring in this one going under the posted total of 245.5 points.

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You can bet on Bucks vs. Kings at every legal online sportsbook. For more NBA odds, including moneylines, spreads, over/under totals as well as NBA prop odds, check out the latest NBA lines as well as our guide to the best NBA betting sites.

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WRITTEN BY

Dan Weiner

Hailing from Atlanta and attending college at the University of Texas, Dan is passionate about sports, particularly college football and soccer. He's a diehard Atlanta pro sports and Texas Longhorns fan. He likes every sport and will watch anything and everything the weirder the better. He joined Betsperts after an 11 year career in television production at ESPN.

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