NBA Odds: Kings vs Hornets

Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Sacramento Kings and the New Orleans Hornets will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at New Orleans Arena. Oddsmakers currently have the Hornets listed as 7½-point favorites versus the Kings, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Kings lost to Miami 115-102 as a 2-point underdog on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (203.5). Tyreke Evans led Sacramento with 30 points and Donte Greene chipped in with 21 points. Chris Paul netted 16 points and dished out 15 assists as the Hornets defeated the Timberwolves 98-89 on Friday. The Hornets failed to cover the 10-point spread, while the 187 points went UNDER the posted total of 199.5. Devin Brown collected 19 points for the Hornets, while Emeka Okafor and David West had 17 points apiece in that win. Current streak: Sacramento has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Sacramento: 9-10 SU, 13-6 ATS New Orleans: 8-11 SU, 9-10 ATS Sacramento most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing San Antonio are 4-6 After playing Miami are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 New Orleans most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Minnesota are 5-5 After playing Minnesota are 6-4 After a win are 2-8 A few trends to consider: Sacramento is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans Sacramento is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games Sacramento is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 9 of Sacramento's last 12 games when playing New Orleans New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home New Orleans is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Sacramento New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games Next up: Sacramento at San Antonio, Wednesday, December 9 New Orleans at Minnesota, Wednesday, December 9