Another win for the Rockets against Sactown?

The Kings visit Texas the next night! Which Houston vs Sacramento betting tip does the betting community have at hand? The home side have made a weak start to the new season. They conceded defeats in each of their first three league games. With a win against Charlotte, however, the series of defeats could be stopped

The visitors’ form is only marginally better: Two wins and two defeats each represent a mixed start to the new season. One of the Californians’ shortcomings of late has been the absence of De’Aaron Fox

The guard is the strongest weapon in the Kings’ offense, but his return to the court has now been announced. For the duel between the Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings, however, the forecast includes more than 22.5 points by Jalen Green for the home side

Houston Rockets – Statistics & current form

For three years now, the rolls in Houston have been small: Within that flashback, the Rockets have always missed the playoffs after previously being a regular in the postseason for over eight seasons and booking the Conference Finals twice.

Now the franchise is still in a rebuild. This means that the men from the Toyota Center will once again not play a major role in the Western Conference.

Green comes up trumps again

Talent is still there. One example is Jalen Green. The shooting guard is in his third season in the NBA and has already taken a big step in terms of his performance in the pre-season. He increased his scoring value by around four points to 22.1 per game and also improved his assists and steals totals.

Although Green’s start to the new season was still slow, he has already improved since the opener against Orlando. He has scored at least 21 points in the past three games.

Houston also strengthened its squad with the addition of Fred vanVleet. The guard came from Toronto and helps the team with his vast experience. He is also traditionally one of the best three-point shooters in the NBA and provides plenty of extra spacing in the Texans’ game

Rockets were weak at home in the preseason

On the other hand, coach Stephen Silas’ team cannot rely on a home court advantage. Last season, the two-time champions from the 1990s shared the weakest home record in the Western Conference with their neighbors from San Antonio.

The Rockets won just 14 of the 41 home encounters. This equates to no more than around a third and only four teams in the West conceded more baskets on average to their opponents in front of their own fans. In view of this, betting tips and odds of more than 111.5 points by the visitors in the clash between the Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings are also worth considering

Sacramento Kings – Statistics & current form

The basketball team from the Californian capital ended a historic dry spell last season. For the first time since 2006, they were back in the postseason! Although they were knocked out in the first round, they put up a worthy fight against six-time champions Golden State. Only a Game 7 sealed their elimination.

Coach Mike Brown naturally wants to make the playoffs again in his second year in Sactown. His squad is ideally equipped for this. In addition to the above-mentioned scoring guard De’Aaron Fox, he has one of the best centers in the NBA in Domantas Sabonis.

Sabonis produces double-doubles non-stop

The Lithuanian was nominated as an All-Star for the first time last season and is currently back in strong form with the franchise from the Golden 1 Center. In the four league games of the new season so far, he has always delivered a double-double in points and rebounds.

His work under the boards in particular is currently extremely efficient. The 2.16-metre tall giant, who was picked eleventh in the 2016 draft by Orlando, is clearing an average of 14 boards per game.

Kings like to travel

With Fox’s return on the horizon, an away win for the Rockets’ game against the Kings on 05.11.2023 is also recommended. This is also supported by the away strength of the visitors. Last season, no team in the West won more games away from home than the Kings – 25 of 41 away games ended in victory for them!

Houston Rockets – Sacramento Kings head-to-head / H2H record

Since six duels the winner of this pairing has always been Sacramento! By contrast, the Rockets’ last win against the 1951 champions was more than a year and a half ago, in January of last year. A large part of the team from Houston at the time is no longer on board, for example Christian Wood (Lakers) or Garrison Mathews (Atlanta).

Houston Rockets – Sacramento Kings Tip

For the showdown between Houston and Sacramento, the forecast includes more than 22.5 points by Jalen Green for the hosts. The shooting guard still has room for improvement in terms of his field goal percentage, but Houston is already taking most of the shots. The hosts’ scoring is still clearly tailored to him

In addition, the upcoming opponent suits him: In the last duel with the Kings  he scored a whopping 41 points and in the past six duels has always scored the most points for the home side!