Kings-Cavaliers Lines Preview

The Sacramento Kings and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Quicken Loans Arena. Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 14½-point favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Kings lost to Toronto 113-97 as a 9-point underdog on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (210.5). John Salmons led the Kings with 21 points and Francisco Garcia scored 18 points off the bench. LeBron James tossed in a game-high 33 points and hauled down 14 rebounds, helping the Cavaliers to a 102-97 victory over the Jazz last time out. The Cavaliers won that game as a 3-point road underdog, while the game's 199 points made it OVER the posted total of 196. James shot 14-for-27 from the field and dished out nine assists, while Mo Williams contributed 25 points in the win. Current streak: Sacramento has lost 5 straight games. Cleveland has won 3 straight games. Team records: Sacramento: 10-35 SU, 20-25 ATS Cleveland: 34-8 SU, 29-13 ATS Sacramento most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing Toronto are 8-2 After a loss are 2-8 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 8-2 Before playing Orlando are 6-4 After playing Utah are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games on the road Sacramento is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 9 of Sacramento's last 13 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Sacramento is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Cleveland Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Cleveland is 14-2 ATS in its last 16 games at home Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Sacramento Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Sacramento at Boston, Wednesday, January 28 Cleveland at Orlando, Thursday, January 29