Sacramento Kings getting healthy, good NBA odds play at Hornets

The Sacramento Kings started a 4-game trip Sunday by blowing out the Warriors and are getting healthy. They are a good NBA odds play against the Hornets.

UPDATED as of 1:40 p.m. Eastern. New information denoted by bold italics.

The Sacramento Kings have been one of the very best teams to take when going against the spread this season, covering 61.5 percent of the time (16-10 ATS) despite being just 12-14 straight up. If you’re looking for an NBA odds play from the six-game schedule on Tuesday, the Kings laying 4½ points on the road against the Charlotte Hornets is a good one.

The Hornets have been a decent play this season at 14-14-1 ATS and have gone right down the middle at home at 7-7 ATS. Sacramento has been extremely good at getting road covers, however, as the Kings are 11-4 ATS away from home, according to information provided courtesy of The Action Network.

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The key in this one might come down the health. Sacramento got Marvin Bagley III back from his fractured right thumb last week and he’s been productive off the bench in his first three games since the injury, averaging 12.7 points, 6.3 boards and 1.0 blocks in 22.2 minutes a game.

The Kings may also have point guard De’Aaron Fox available on Tuesday. Fox, a finalist for Most Improved Player last season, is the engine that drives the Sacramento offense and while the Kings have gone 9-7 while he’s been recovering from a sprained ankle, it can’t hurt to have your main facilitator back on the floor. Fox was at 18.2 points and 7.0 assists a game when he went down.

The Hornets are getting a bit healthier themselves, but they are still very thin in the frontcourt. Veteran Marvin Williams is listed as probable after sitting out the last five games with a sore right knee, but Nicolas Batum is doubtful as he’s missed four of Charlotte’s last five games with lingering soreness from the broken left hand he sustained on opening night.

Rookie PJ Washington, who is shooting 40.6 percent from 3-point range this season, has already been ruled out and will miss his second straight game with a fractured right pinkie.

Both teams are 5-5 SU over their last 10 games, with Sacramento 6-4 ATS and Charlotte checking in at the same 5-5 mark. The Kings have covered in 16 of their last 21 games and are 7-1 ATS in their last eight games on the road.

The teams played the first of their two scheduled games in Sacramento on Oct. 30, where the Hornets picked up a 118-111 win as 7½-point road underdogs. That was the fifth of the Kings’ five straight losses to open the season, they are 12-9 SU and 16-5 ATS since.

Sacramento Kings (minus 4½) at Charlotte Hornets

TV: NBC Sports California, Fox Sports Southeast-Charlotte
Tickets: Spectrum Center, 7 p.m. Eastern
Records: Sacramento 12-14 (16-10 ATS, 11-4 road ATS), Charlotte 12-17 (14-14-1 ATS, 7-7 home ATS)

Availability report (all availability information as of 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday)
Sacramento: OUT–Kyle Guy (two-way, G League), DaQuan Jeffries (two-way, G League), Caleb Swanigan (G League); QUESTIONABLE–De’Aaron Fox (left ankle sprain).
Charlotte: OUT–Robert Franks (two-way, G League), Kobi Simmons (two-way, G League), PJ Washington (right fifth finger fracture); PROBABLE–Marvin Williams (right knee soreness); DOUBTFUL–Nicolas Batum (left hand discomfort).

Here is the rest of Tuesday’s schedule:

Los Angeles Lakers (minus 3½) at Indiana Pacers

Line had been Lakers (minus 4½)

TV: Spectrum Sports Net, Fox Sports Indiana, NBA TV
Tickets: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, 7 p.m. Eastern
Records: Los Angeles 24-3 (16-10 ATS, 8-6 road ATS), Indiana 18-9 (14-11-2 ATS, 7-5-2 home ATS)

Availability report
Los Angeles: OUT–DeMarcus Cousins (right knee rehabilitation), Talen Horton-Tucker (G League), Kyle Kuzma (left ankle sprain); QUESTIONABLE–Anthony Davis (right ankle sprain); PROBABLE–Rajon Rondo (left hamstring strain).
Indiana: OUT–Victor Oladipo (right knee rehab); QUESTIONABLE–JaKarr Sampson (sore lower back).

Notable: The big question mark for the Los Angeles Lakers is the status of Anthony Davis, who played through a sprained ankle in Sunday’s win at Atlanta, but ankle sprains are notorious for feeling worse the next few days. The Lakers are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games and 5-2 ATS in their last seven. They are also on a 14-game road winning streak.

The Indiana Pacers have gone 8-4 ATS over their last 12 games and have won six of seven SU at home. This is their first meeting of the season against Los Angeles, against whom they are 6-4 SU over the last 10 matchups, but only 3-7 ATS. Indiana has split its last four home games ATS, going 2-2, while the Lakers are 4-3 ATS in their last seven on the road.

Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks (minus 1½)

TV: Fox Sports Southeast-Atlanta, MSG Network
Tickets: Madison Square Garden, 7:30 p.m. Eastern
Records: Atlanta 6-21 (12-15 ATS, 5-9 road ATS), New York 6-21 (14-13 ATS, 6-7 home ATS)

Availability report
Atlanta: OUT–Charlie Brown (two-way, G League), John Collins (league suspension), Brandon Goodwin (two-way, G League), Chandler Parsons (flu-like symptoms, previously had been listed as AVAILABLE); QUESTIONABLE–Kevin Huerter (left shoulder contusion); AVAILABLE–Jabari Parker (right ankle sprain, previously had been listed as PROBABLE).
New York: OUT–Kadeem Allen (two-way, G League), Ignas Brazdeikis (G League, previously had been listed as AVAILABLE), Reggie Bullock (cervical disc herniation), Wayne Ellington (sore left Achilles), Ivan Rabb (two-way, G League), Allonzo Trier (concussion).

Notable: This will be just the fourth time this season the New York Knicks go into a game as the favorite and these teams have been on very similar tracks this season. The Knicks and the Atlanta Hawks are each 6-21, have gone 2-8 SU over their last 10 games and are 5-5 ATS in that 10-game span.

But while the Hawks have covered only twice in their last six games, New York is 4-1 ATS over its last five games and returns home coming off a wildly successful (for the Knicks) 2-2 West Coast trip. This will be the first matchup this season between Atlanta and New York, with the Knicks winning and covering two of the previous three meetings.

Brooklyn Nets (minus 2) at New Orleans Pelicans

TV: YES Network, Fox Sports New Orleans
Tickets: Smoothie King Center, 8 p.m. Eastern (7 p.m. local)
Records: Brooklyn 14-12 (14-12 ATS, 6-7 road ATS), New Orleans 6-21 (9-16-1 ATS, 6-8 home ATS)

Availability report
Brooklyn: OUT–Nicolas Claxton (left hamstring soreness), Kevin Durant (right Achilles rehab), Kyrie Irving (right shoulder impingement), Caris LeVert (right thumb surgery).
New Orleans: OUT–Zylan Cheatham (two-way, G League), Josh Gray (two-way, G League), Darius Miller (right Achilles surgery), J.J. Redick (left groin soreness), Zion Williamson (right knee scope).

Notable: The Brooklyn Nets come in off a 20-point victory at home Sunday against the 76ers and are 6-2 ATS over their last eight games, having won nine of their last 13 SU. Brooklyn is 3-2 ATS in its last five road games as well. The Nets covered in the first meeting between the teams on Nov. 4, winning 135-125 as 3½-point favorites at home.

The New Orleans Pelicans have lost a franchise-record 12 consecutive games SU and are just 2-8 ATS over their last 10. No. 1 overall draft pick Zion W illiamson has yet to make his NBA debut after knee surgery just before the start of the regular season and the Pelicans will be without sharpshooter J.J. Redick on Tuesday as well, as he sits out with a sore groin.

Orlando Magic at Utah Jazz (minus 6½)

Line had been Jazz (minus 5½)

TV: Fox Sports Florida, AT&T SportsNet-Rocky Mountain
Tickets: Vivint Smart Home Arena, 9 p.m. Eastern (7 p.m. local)
Records: Orlando 12-14 (11-14-1 ATS, 7-5 road ATS), Utah 15-11 (10-16 ATS, 5-8 home ATS)

Availability report
Orlando: OUT–Al-Farouq Aminu (right knee, meniscus tear), B.J. Johnson (two-way, G League), Josh Magette (two-way, G League).
Utah: OUT–Jarrell Brantley (two-way, G League), Nigel Williams-Goss (G League), Justin Wright-Foreman (two-way, G League); PROBABLE–Mike Conley (left hamstring tightness).

Notable: The Orlando Magic got back All-Star center Nikola Vucevic Sunday at New Orleans and their offense looked much smoother, as Vooch finished with 20 points. The bench was also big, combining for 54 points. The Magic are 5-2 ATS over their last seven games and have covered their last five games on the road.

The Utah Jazz are only 2-5 ATS in their last seven games and just 1-3 ATS in their last four at home. The Jazz should, however, get point guard Mike Conley back on Tuesday; he is listed as probable after sitting out five games with a tight left hamstring. It’s the first time Orlando and Utah will meet this season, with the Jazz going 2-1 both SU and ATS over the last three meetings.

Phoenix Suns at LA Clippers (minus 12½)

TV: Fox Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Prime Ticket, NBA TV
Tickets: Staples Center, 10:30 p.m. Eastern (7:30 p.m. local)
Records: Phoenix 11-15 (15-10-1 ATS, 7-3 road ATS), LA 20-8 (15-12 ATS, 9-4 home ATS)

Availability report
Phoenix: Not required to submit report until 4 p.m. Eastern. In their 111-110 loss at home to Portland on Monday night, the Suns did not have Deandre Ayton (league suspension), Devin Booker (right forearm contusion), Jared Harper (two-way, G League) or Tyler Johnson (illness) and recalled Jalen Lecque from his G League assignment with Johnson out.
LA: OUT–Amir Coffey (two-way, G League); QUESTIONABLE–Patrick Beverley (concussion), JaMychal Green (tailbone contusion), Lou Williams (sore right calf).

Notable: Despite just one SU win in their last five games, the Phoenix Suns are 4-1-1 ATS over their last six contests and are 2-0-1 ATS over their current three-game losing streak. The Suns will also get Deandre Ayton back from his 25-game suspension for Tuesday night’s game; he is eligible to return.

The LA Clippers are 4-1 ATS over their last five games and have won nine in a row SU at home. In their last seven meetings with the Suns at Staples Center, LA is 7-0 ATS and the Clippers could get back Patrick Beverley, JaMychal Green and Lou Williams. Beverley’s been out with a concussion, while Green had a bruised tailbone and Williams missed the last two games with a sore calf.