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The Sacramento Kings will face off against the Utah Jazz in an exciting matchup. Both teams will be looking to secure a crucial win as they battle it out on the court. With talented players on both sides, fans can expect a thrilling game packed with intense competition and high-flying action. Be sure to tune in to see which team will come out on top in this highly anticipated showdown.

The Sacramento Kings (29-28) and Utah Jazz (14-43) are all set to square off from Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

The Kings are still trying to build chemistry from the trade that saw De’Aaron Fox shipped away to San Antonio, and Zach Lavine is now dawning the purple and black.

The Jazz have also had continuity issues. For them, it’s been the injury bug that has bitten them. Star forward Lauri Markkanen has missed some time dealing with injury, but so have a good number of the other starters.

The Kings are currently 14-14 on the road with a point differential of 1, while the Jazz have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game odds for Kings vs. Jazz

The latest odds as of Wednesday:

Odds: Kings (-308), Jazz (+246)

Spread:  Kings -7.5

Over/Under: 236 points

That gives the Kings an implied team point total of 120.83, and the Jazz 116.92.
 
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Expert picks & predictions for Wednesday's Kings vs. Jazz game

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.

Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Kings & Jazz game:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Sacramento Kings on the Moneyline.

Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Utah Jazz at +7.

Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the under on the Game Total of 236.

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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Kings vs. Jazz on Wednesday

Western Conference Pacific Division teams have won 4 of their last 5 matchups against Western Conference Northwest Division sides

The Over is 31-26 in Kings' games this season

The Jazz are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games at home

Western Conference Pacific Division teams have won 4 of their last 5 matchups against Western Conference Northwest Division sides
 
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