SuperSonics-Kings Pointspread Pointers

The Seattle SuperSonics and the Sacramento Kings will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at ARCO Arena.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Kings listed as 9½-point favorites versus the SuperSonics, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The SuperSonics lost 118-108 to the Bulls last time out, as 1-point underdogs. The combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 193.

Wally Szczerbiak led the SuperSonics with 21 points and Kevin Durant added 20 in the loss.

Sacramento took advantage of 19 Chicago turnovers in Saturday's 105-101 win, failing to cover the 8.5-point home spread. The 206 points scored were OVER the posted total of 198.5.

Ron Artest led the way with 28 points, while Brad Miller had 22 points and 20 boards for the Kings.

Current streak:
Sacramento has won 4 straight games.

Team records:
Seattle: 12-36 SU, 22-25-1 ATS
Sacramento: 22-24 SU, 25-21 ATS

Seattle most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 1-9
Before playing Phoenix are 5-5
After playing Chicago are 3-7
After a loss are 1-9

Sacramento most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 8-2
Before playing Utah are 3-7
After playing Chicago are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Seattle's last 13 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Sacramento is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Sacramento's last 9 games at home
Sacramento is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Sacramento's last 13 games when playing at home against Seattle

Next up:
Seattle at Phoenix, Friday, February 8
Sacramento home to Utah, Friday, February 8

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