Rockets vs Kings Picks and Prediction – 1/17/2025

The Houston Rockets are set to face the Sacramento Kings on Thursday at 10:00 PM EST. The game is taking place at Golden 1 Center and is being broadcast on TNT, truTV, and Max. Be ready for all the NBA action with our NBA Predictions.

The Rockets in their last 5 games have posted a 4-1 record. The last game for the Houston team was a win over the Memphis Grizzlies in a hard fought win by a score of 120-118. The Rockets are now sitting on an impressive 26-12 record on the season.

This season the Rockets have seen Jalen Green lead the team in scoring at 21 points per game out of the average of 113.3 points per game as a whole. The Rockets are getting a total of 48.6 rebounds per game with 22.1 assists per game. The Rockets have managed to get 5.3 blocks per game and 8.8 steals, but are giving up 107 points per game.

The Sacramento Kings are coming in with a 5-0 record in their last 5 games. The last game on the court for the Kings was a win, but it came against the Chicago Bulls in a high scoring game with a final score of 124-119. The Kings are now sitting on a record of 20-20 on the year overall.

The Kings for their part are being led in the scoring by DeAaron Fox with 26.5 points per game out of the team total of 116.1 points per game. The rebonding for the Kings is sitting at 44.7 boards per game, but the Kings have managed to get 26.4 assists per game. The Kings are getting 4.8 blocks per game, but have 8.2 steals per game, but are giving up a total of 113.5 points per game.

The game here will be a battle as both of these teams have a great offense, but the Kings are relying quite heavily on Fox to get most of the points scored. The Rockets pass the ball around and rely on a variety of players to get the scoring done and that is what will make the difference in this game here as the Rockets are able to pick up the win on the road, but it will be a high scoring game. Final Score Prediction, Houston Rockets win 126-120.