Who’s Playing

Sacramento @ Oklahoma City

Current Records: Sacramento 5-7; Oklahoma City 4-6

What to Know

The Oklahoma City Thunder haven’t won a matchup against the Sacramento Kings since Feb. 27 of last year, but they’ll be looking to end the drought Friday. They will face off against one another at 8 p.m. ET at Paycom Center. OKC will be strutting in after a victory while Sacramento will be stumbling in from a defeat.

The Thunder netted a 108-100 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. Among those leading the charge for Oklahoma City was small forward Luguentz Dort, who had 27 points along with five rebounds.

Meanwhile, Sacramento received a tough blow on Wednesday as they fell 136-117 to the San Antonio Spurs. One thing holding Sacramento back was the mediocre play of shooting guard Buddy Hield, who did not have his best game: he played for 34 minutes with.

Oklahoma City is expected to lose this next one by 4.5. They are currently four-for-four against the spread in their most recent games, however, a trend bettors might want to take into account.

OKC’s victory brought them up to 4-6 while the Kings’ loss pulled them down to 5-7. A couple stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: OKC is second worst in the league in points per game, with only 99.1 on average. Sacramento has experienced some struggles of their own as they are stumbling into the contest with the fifth most points allowed per game in the league, having given up 111.5 on average. It’s possible one of these Achilles’ heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.

How To Watch

• When: Friday at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Paycom Center — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $6.00

Odds

The Kings are a 4.5-point favorite against the Thunder, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Kings as a 4-point favorite.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Sacramento have won 11 out of their last 21 games against Oklahoma City.

• May 11, 2021 – Sacramento 122 vs. Oklahoma City 106
• May 09, 2021 – Sacramento 126 vs. Oklahoma City 98
• May 04, 2021 – Sacramento 103 vs. Oklahoma City 99
• Feb 27, 2020 – Oklahoma City 112 vs. Sacramento 108
• Jan 29, 2020 – Oklahoma City 120 vs. Sacramento 100
• Dec 11, 2019 – Sacramento 94 vs. Oklahoma City 93
• Feb 23, 2019 – Sacramento 119 vs. Oklahoma City 116
• Dec 19, 2018 – Oklahoma City 132 vs. Sacramento 113
• Nov 19, 2018 – Sacramento 117 vs. Oklahoma City 113
• Oct 21, 2018 – Sacramento 131 vs. Oklahoma City 120
• Mar 12, 2018 – Oklahoma City 106 vs. Sacramento 101
• Feb 22, 2018 – Oklahoma City 110 vs. Sacramento 107
• Jan 15, 2018 – Oklahoma City 95 vs. Sacramento 88
• Nov 07, 2017 – Sacramento 94 vs. Oklahoma City 86
• Mar 18, 2017 – Oklahoma City 110 vs. Sacramento 94
• Jan 15, 2017 – Oklahoma City 122 vs. Sacramento 118
• Nov 23, 2016 – Sacramento 116 vs. Oklahoma City 101
• Apr 09, 2016 – Sacramento 114 vs. Oklahoma City 112
• Feb 29, 2016 – Oklahoma City 131 vs. Sacramento 116
• Jan 04, 2016 – Sacramento 116 vs. Oklahoma City 104
• Dec 06, 2015 – Oklahoma City 98 vs. Sacramento 95