Heat at Kings 2/8/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 4:40 AM ET

Heat at Kings 2/8/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Miami Heat continue their trip through the west coast on Friday when they visit the Sacramento Kings. Miami defeated the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center on Tuesday 118-108. Hassan Whiteside led the Heat with 28 points and 11 boards as Miami snapped a three-game losing skid with the win.

Sacramento lost to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night 127-101. The loss snapped the Kings three-game winning streak. Buddy Hield led the Kings in the loss with 20 points and 10 boards, while Marvin Bagley III scored 10 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Sacramento acquired Harrison Barnes from Dallas for Zack Randolph and Justin Jackson but it is not known when Barnes will make his first appearance for the Kings. Josh Richardson is leading the Heat in scoring with an average of 17.3 points per game. Hassan Whiteside is the team leader in rebounds and blocked shots with averages of 12.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. Dwayne Wade is leading the Heat in assists with an average of 4.3 per game. Miami is shooting 44.5% from the field and 35.0% from three-point territory.

Buddy Hield leads the Kings in scoring with an average of 20.4 points per game. De’Aaron Fox is the second leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 17.3 points and of 7.2 assists per game. The leading rebounder for the Kings is Willie Cauley-Smith with an average of 8.6 rebounds per game. The Kings as a team are shooting 46.7% from the field and 38.1% from 3-point territory.

Sacramento has covered the number in 5 of the last 7 head-to-head with Miami. The Kings have covered the number in 8 of the last 9 at home, 13 of the last 16 versus Southeast division teams and 20 of the last 26 when playing on 1 day’s rest. Final Score Prediction, Sacramento Kings win and cover ATS 116-105.

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