The fans at Power Balance Pavilion will be treated to a game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Sacramento Kings when they take their seats on Sunday.
Milwaukee At Sacramento
When: 9:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 10, 2013
Where: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, California
TV: 9 p.m. ET, Fox Sports Wisconsin (Milwaukee), Comcast SportsNet (Sacramento)
PREDICTION: Bucks 104, Kings 95
Oddsmakers currently have the Kings listed as 1-point favorites versus the Bucks, while the game’s total is sitting at 213.
Over the last 11 games, Milwaukee’s starting backcourt tandem of Jennings and Ellis have outscored the opposing starting backcourt 451-312. Ellis is averaging 27.3 points over his last three games, and he had 17 against the Kings in December. Power forward Ersan Ilyasova, who had 16 points and a team-high 14 rebounds against Sacramento in the first meeting, could miss his second straight game with a left knee bruise suffered Wednesday against the Clippers.
In their last action, Milwaukee was a 103-93 winner on the road against the Warriors. They covered the 2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (196) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Milwaukee:
Team record: 31-29 SU, 28-31-1 ATS
is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 7 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 6 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Dallas are 7-3
After playing Golden State are 3-7
After a win are 5-5
Sacramento, which is in the midst of playing five of six games at home, connected on 13 3-pointers in a 121-112 win over Phoenix on Friday. The Kings have made 10 or more 3-pointers in seven of their last nine games. Forward Jason Thompson is averaging 16.3 points while shooting 67.5 percent from the field over the last four games, and forward DeMarcus Cousins snapped a mini-shooting slump by contributing 22 points and 14 rebounds against the Suns.
Sacramento won its last outing, a 121-112 result against the Suns on March 8. The Kings covered in that game as a 7.5-point favorite, while the 233 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Sacramento:
Team record: 22-42 SU, 28-35-1 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 11 of last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of last 18 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Milwaukee
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Chicago are 4-6
After playing Phoenix are 1-9
After a win are 3-7
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