The Sacramento Kings are looking to win their third game in a row, and will travel to Toronto tonight to take on the Raptors.
The defending champion Toronto Raptors are certainly not the power-house they were a season ago, but they’ll still be a formidable foe for the Sacramento Kings in tonight’s game. Pascal Siakam has done a great job filling the void left by Kawhi Leonard‘s departure, as the fourth-year power forward is averaging 26 points per in Toronto’s six games so far.
The Kings are coming off of two much-needed victories, and have reason to believe that they can make it a third. Toronto’s four wins have come against Detroit, Orlando, Chicago, and New Orleans (in overtime). Their two losses have been at the hands of Milwaukee and Boston. While the Kings certainly are not on the level of the Bucks and Celtics, it should give them confidence in their ability to hang with Toronto.
Here’s what you need to know about tonight’s contest:
Tip-off: 4:30PM PT
Radio: 1140 KHTK
Watch: NBC Sports California, or stream live on Fubo.tv
Betting Info: Despite the Kings mini-win streak, they find themselves as 7.5 point underdogs for tonight’s game. The line originally opened at +8, so the early money has been on Sacramento. They are 2-5 against the spread this season. (Courtesy of The Action Network)
Injury Report:
Kings:
Harry Giles – Questionable (knee)
Raptors:
Patrick McCaw – Out (knee surgery)
Last 5 Meetings:
1/22/19 – Raptors 120, Kings 105
11/7/18 – Raptors 114, Kings 105
12/17/17 – Raptors 108, Kings 93
12/10/17 – Raptors 102, Kings 87
11/20/16 – Kings 102, Raptors 99
Players To Watch:
The Raptors frontcourt will be tough for Sacramento to deal with. Marc Gasol is not who he once was, but the combination of he and Siakam is enough to give opposing team fits. Nemanja Bjelica will have his hands full.
Toronto’s guard play is strong, too. Kyle Lowry is averaging a career-best 24 points per game, a nearly-ten point improvement from last season. Defensively, Lowry has a tall task in staying in front of De’Aaron Fox who dropped a solid 20 points in their lone meeting last season (Fox missed the second game against Toronto).
Prediction:
The Kings have a couple of winnable games coming up, though the Raptors likely won’t be one of them.
Raptors 114, Kings 108