The Sacramento Kings and the Miami Heat will both be
gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at
AmericanAirlines Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Heat listed as 5½-point
favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total has
not yet been posted.
The Kings dropped their season-opener 98-96 to the
Timberwolves on Wednesday, as 5.5-point road
underdogs. The 194 points fell UNDER the posted total
of 201.
John Salmons scored 24 points, and Kevin Martin had 17
in the loss.
The Heat came up short in a comeback bid as they lost
their season-opener 120-115 to the Knicks on
Wednesday. The Heat were 2.5-point underdogs in that
game, while the combined 235 points sailed OVER the
posted total of 208.
Udonis Haslem had 23 points and 10 rebounds for a
double-double in the loss.
Team records:
Sacramento: 0-1 SU, 1-0 ATS
Miami: 0-1 SU, 0-1 ATS
Sacramento most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Orlando are 3-7
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5<\/p>\n
Miami most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing Charlotte are 4-6
After playing New York are 3-7
After a loss are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Sacramento's last 7
games on the road
Sacramento is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Sacramento is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Sacramento's last 11
games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at
home against Sacramento
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at
home against Sacramento
Miami is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing
Sacramento
Miami is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing
Sacramento
Next up:
Sacramento at Orlando, Saturday, November 1
Miami at Charlotte, Saturday, November 1<\/p>\n