Philadelphia 76ers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 12/01/2024, 05:05  by Joseph King | Modified on 12/01/2024 at 11:30 in NBA Prediction

Friday night in the Association sees the 23-13 Philadelphia 76ers looking to snap out of a losing streak as they host the 23-14 Sacramento Kings. Philadelphia have hit a slide with a 139-132 overtime away loss to the Hawks representing the team’s third loss in a row. Now with only a single win over their last five games, the Sixers are down to third in the Eastern Conference. They trail leaders Boston by five games and the second-place Bucks by two games. Much of the trouble for Nick Nurse’s squad has come in the form of missing reigning MVP Joel Embiid. The current top-scorer in the 2023/24 season (34.4 points per game) has missed the last two straight and six of the team’s last eight games overall. The hosts have naturally struggled without their star player, posting just a 2-7 record in the 2023/24 campaign without the former number one pick on the court.

The Kings have been picking up steam in recent weeks and are looking more like the team that finished as the third-seed last year. Their last outing resulted in a 123-98 blowout away victory over the Hornets which was the team’s fourth away victory in a row. Sacramento now sit fifth in the Western Conference with only a three game deficit separating themselves and the first-place Timberwolves. The visitors have really stepped up their performances on the road lately and now hold a +2.3 average scoring margin as the visiting team, the seventh-best mark in the NBA. Sacramento also looks to be regaining the form that saw them finish as the top-scoring team in the league last year. Over their last five games, the Kings are averaging 125.4 points, well above their 118.2 mark on the season.