Cleveland Cavaliers at Sacramento Kings (+6, 202.5)
The Kings continue to be ATS royalty with basketball bettors.
Sacramento is hot off its amazing comeback against the Chicago Bulls Monday, in which the team battled back from 35 points down to win 115-107 as a 11.5-point road underdog.
"I mean, what can you say? It's unheard of to do what just happened," Kings coach Paul Westphal told reporters. "I'm not even sure I believe it, but it sure was fun."
Sacramento is back home in Arco Arena Wednesday, where it is 9-4 against the spread this season. Tuesday's victory was the Kings' second straight SU and ATS win and sixth payday in the last 10 games.
The Kings have lost their last four meetings with the Cavaliers. However, they have covered the spread in each of those contests, the most recent coming in a 126-123 overtime loss as 10.5-point underdogs at home last March.
Pick: Sacramento
Oklahoma City Thunder at Phoenix Suns (-8.5, 208.5)
The Suns' game plan will never be a mystery: try to out-gun the other team.
However, in recent losses, Phoenix has been gunned down by its opponents' top guns. The Suns have been sliced and diced by the NBA's elite in past weeks.
LeBron James led the Cavs to a win over Phoenix Monday, scoring 29 points in the process. Portland's Brandon Roy dropped a cool 27 on the Suns last Thursday. Carmelo Anthony's 32 points tipped the scales against the Nuggets. Dirk Nowitzki scored 33 against Phoenix on December 9 and Kobe Bryant netted 26 points in a win over the Suns December 6.
The hits keep coming Wednesday with perhaps the most promising scorer to grace the NBA in years. Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant is fourth in scoring with more than 27 points a night. He torched the Suns for 35 points in a loss last February but has a better supporting cast around him this season.
The Thunder are 13-13 heading into Tuesday's game with the Lakers, but have a profitable 15-11 mark against the spread.
pick n roll 12/23
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