Kings at Jazz 1/18/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 01/18/2020 at 11:21 AM ET

Kings at Jazz 1/18/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Sacramento Kings look to snap a 3-game losing streak when visiting the Utah Jazz on Saturday. The Kings dropped to 15-26 overall following a 127-123 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. The Kings were led in the loss by De'Aaron Fox with 27 points and 12 assists, while Buddy Hield and Harrison Barnes each scored 25 points.

Buddy Hield leads the Kings in scoring with an average of 20.3 points per game, while De'Aaron Fox is the second-leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 19.2 points and 7.3 assists per game. Richaun Holmes is the leading rebounder for the Kings with an average of 8.5 per game. Sacramento has 7 players averaging double figures in scoring.

Utah looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting the Kings on Saturday. The Jazz saw their 10-game winning streak snapped on Thursday night after falling to the New Orleans Pelicans 138-132. with the loss, Utah (28-13) fell out of first place in the Northwest division and are now in second place a half-game behind Denver. Utah was led in the loss by Donovan Mitchell with 46 points.

Donovan Mitchell is leading Utah in scoring with an average of 24.8 points per game, while Bojan Bogdanovic is the second leading scorer with an average of 21.1 points per game. Rudy Gobert is the leading rebounder for the Jazz with an average of 14.5 per game and Joe Ingles leads Utah in assists with an average of 4.7 per game.

Utah is coming off of a loss in its last outing but prior to that has won 10 straight and the Jazz have covered the nut in 10 of their last 12 overall. Utah has covered each of last 5 played on it's home court and 4 of the last 5 play during January. The Kings in contrast have failed to cover 13 of their last 18 overall. Final Score Prediction, Utah Jazz win and cover ATS 119-108.

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