3 PPG) and in threes per game (14. 6 threes per game). While they’ve fallen off slightly after a blazing-hot start, the Jazz remain one of the most dangerous offensive teams in the league. Although they just lost to the Kings, they kept things close and now get to return home to Utah where they hold a strong 12-6 record. The biggest factor in whether or not they can cover as home favorites will be the play of forward Lauri Markkanen. Lauri has been incredible all season long. He finds himself in the midst of a career year, averaging a team-high 23. 8 PPG and 8. 5 RPG. He’s been incredibly efficient in doing so, shooting 53% from the floor and 43% from three.

Kings vs. Jazz - NBA Game Summary - 4 January 2023 | ESPNGame LeadersD. FoxPG - SAC37PTS15/22FG6/8FTL. MarkkanenPF - UTAH28PTS6/15FG15/15FTTeam StatsField Goal%SAC53. 543. 2UTAHThree Point%SAC28. 129. 5UTAHTotal TurnoversSAC1816UTAHReboundsSAC4044UTAHGame InformationVivint Arena2:00 AM, 4 January 2023Salt Lake City, UT Attendance: 18, 20699%Capacity: 18, 306Referees:Kevin CutlerBrett NanselNick BuchertDe’Aaron Fox scores 37 points, lifts Kings beat Jazz 117-115— De’Aaron Fox made a driving layup with 0. 4 seconds left and scored 22 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter to help the Sacramento Kings beat the Utah Jazz 117-115 on Tuesday night. 5h - APShot ChartLauri Markkanen misses driving layupJarred Vanderbilt misses 24-foot three point jumperJarred Vanderbilt makes driving layup (Mike Conley assists)Lauri Markkanen makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)Lauri Markkanen misses 23-foot three point jumperJordan Clarkson makes 11-foot jumperLauri Markkanen makes free throw 1 of 2Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 2 of 2Lauri Markkanen makes 2-foot driving dunk (Mike Conley assists)Jordan Clarkson makes 26-foot three pointer (Mike Conley assists)Mike Conley misses driving layupJordan Clarkson misses 13-foot pullup jump shotKelly Olynyk misses layupKelly Olynyk misses 23-foot three point jumperNickeil Alexander-Walker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shotRudy Gay misses 25-foot three point jumperMalik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumperNickeil Alexander-Walker misses 15-foot pullup jump shotNickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumperWalker Kessler makes free throw 1 of 2Walker Kessler makes free throw 2 of 2Malik Beasley makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Rudy Gay assists)Ochai Agbaji misses 26-foot three point jumperMalik Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2Malik Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2Trey Lyles blocks Walker Kessler 's 6-foot driving layupMike Conley misses 27-foot step back jumpshotMalik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumperKelly Olynyk misses 24-foot three point jumperMike Conley makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Malik Beasley assists)Mike Conley makes free throw 1 of 1Jarred Vanderbilt makes 8-foot two point shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)Ochai Agbaji misses 28-foot three point jumperMalik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumperJarred Vanderbilt makes dunkJarred Vanderbilt makes driving layupNickeil Alexander-Walker misses free throw 1 of 3Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses free throw 2 of 3Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 3 of 3Jarred Vanderbilt makes driving layupJarred Vanderbilt misses 12-foot two point shotNickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumperMalik Beasley makes 26-foot three point jumperMike Conley makes driving layupJordan Clarkson misses 8-foot pullup jump shotLauri Markkanen makes 6-foot two point shot (Malik Beasley assists)Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 1 of 1Lauri Markkanen misses 28-foot three point jumperLauri Markkanen misses two point shotJarred Vanderbilt misses two point shotJordan Clarkson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Lauri Markkanen assists)Mike Conley misses 3-foot two point shotJarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jordan Clarkson assists)Kelly Olynyk makes 4-foot driving dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists)Jordan Clarkson misses 27-foot three point jumperJordan Clarkson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)Jordan Clarkson misses three point jumperLauri Markkanen misses three point jumperDe'Aaron Fox blocks Jordan Clarkson 's 5-foot driving floating jump shotJarred Vanderbilt misses driving layupJarred Vanderbilt makes layupKelly Olynyk misses layupMike Conley makes 14-foot driving floating jump shotKelly Olynyk makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)Jordan Clarkson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)Jordan Clarkson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shotMike Conley makes free throw 1 of 2Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2Lauri Markkanen misses 25-foot three point jumperJordan Clarkson makes 6-foot two point shotLauri Markkanen makes free throw 1 of 2Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 2 of 2Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 1 of 2Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 2 of 2Lauri Markkanen misses 25-foot three point jumperKeegan Murray blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 3-foot layupJordan Clarkson makes two point shotLauri Markkanen makes 8-foot driving floating jump shotLauri Markkanen makes free throw 1 of 1Rudy Gay misses 25-foot three point jumperRudy Gay misses driving floating jump shotMalik Beasley makes 9-foot two point shotMalik Beasley makes free throw 1 of 1Mike Conley makes 26-foot three point jumperLauri Markkanen misses 19-foot two point shotLauri Markkanen makes 2-foot dunk (Rudy Gay assists)Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 1 of 2Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 2 of 2De'Aaron Fox blocks Mike Conley 's 25-foot three point jumperMalik Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)Rudy Gay misses layupWalker Kessler makes dunkMalik Beasley misses three point jumperWalker Kessler makes alley oop layup (Mike Conley assists)Rudy Gay misses 22-foot three point jumperMike Conley makes free throw 1 of 2Mike Conley makes free throw 2 of 2Malik Beasley misses driving floating jump shotMalik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumperLauri Markkanen misses 25-foot three point jumperMalik Beasley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shotNickeil Alexander-Walker misses 23-foot three point jumperLauri Markkanen makes free throw 1 of 2Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 2 of 2Malik Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumperLauri Markkanen makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Kelly Olynyk assists)Mike Conley makes driving layupJordan Clarkson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)Kelly Olynyk misses 23-foot three point jumperJordan Clarkson makes 8-foot two point shotJordan Clarkson makes free throw 1 of 1Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumperMike Conley makes driving layup (Kelly Olynyk assists)Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 1 of 3Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 2 of 3Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 3 of 3De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumperKeegan Murray misses three point jumperDomantas Sabonis makes two point shotHarrison Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumperKevin Huerter makes free throw 1 of 2Kevin Huerter makes free throw 2 of 2Harrison Barnes misses two point shotKevin Huerter makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (De'Aaron Fox assists)Harrison Barnes makes free throw 1 of 2Harrison Barnes makes free throw 2 of 2Kevin Huerter misses 28-foot three point jumperDe'Aaron Fox makes free throw 1 of 2De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2Domantas Sabonis makes driving layupKeegan Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)Harrison Barnes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Domantas Sabonis assists)Domantas Sabonis makes driving layupDomantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 1Kevin Huerter makes 10-foot step back jumpshotHarrison Barnes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)Kevin Huerter misses 18-foot pullup jump shotKeegan Murray misses 26-foot three point jumperKevin Huerter makes three point jumper (Domantas Sabonis assists)Davion Mitchell makes driving layup (Malik Monk assists)Malik Monk misses 29-foot three point jumperTrey Lyles makes driving layup (Malik Monk assists)De'Aaron Fox misses driving floating jump shotWalker Kessler blocks Richaun Holmes 's 3-foot layupTrey Lyles misses 25-foot three point jumperDe'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumperDomantas Sabonis makes layupMalik Monk misses two point shotMalik Monk misses 24-foot three point jumperMalik Beasley blocks Malik Monk 's 3-foot driving layupDe'Aaron Fox makes pullup jump shotDomantas Sabonis makes 10-foot two point shot (Keegan Murray assists)Keegan Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Domantas Sabonis assists)Harrison Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumperDavion Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumperKevin Huerter makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists)Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Domantas Sabonis 's 4-foot layupKevin Huerter misses 11-foot pullup jump shotDomantas Sabonis misses tip shotHarrison Barnes makes tip shotDe'Aaron Fox makes driving layupKevin Huerter makes 2-foot dunk (Harrison Barnes assists)Keegan Murray misses 27-foot three point jumperDe'Aaron Fox misses two point shotDomantas Sabonis makes driving layup (Kevin Huerter assists)De'Aaron Fox makes 5-foot two point shotKeegan Murray misses two point shotDe'Aaron Fox makes 9-foot pullup jump shotDe'Aaron Fox makes free throw 1 of 1Harrison Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)Domantas Sabonis makes driving layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 1De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumperHarrison Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumperHarrison Barnes makes 3-foot dunkDe'Aaron Fox makes driving layupDe'Aaron Fox makes free throw 1 of 1Harrison Barnes makes 9-foot two point shotHarrison Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumperKeegan Murray misses 26-foot three point jumperDomantas Sabonis misses 8-foot two point shotKeegan Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)Kevin Huerter misses 29-foot three point jumperHarrison Barnes makes 11-foot pullup jump shotKeegan Murray makes jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)Keegan Murray misses two point shotKeegan Murray makes tip shotDomantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 2Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 2 of 2Harrison Barnes misses 10-foot jumperDomantas Sabonis makes layup (Malik Monk assists)Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 1Davion Mitchell makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)Domantas Sabonis misses 26-foot three point jumperDe'Aaron Fox makes 15-foot two point shotDe'Aaron Fox misses driving floating jump shotMalik Monk misses driving floating jump shotDe'Aaron Fox makes 25-foot three point jumper (Malik Monk assists)De'Aaron Fox misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shotTrey Lyles misses 24-foot three point jumperDe'Aaron Fox makes free throw 1 of 2De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2Malik Monk makes driving layupDe'Aaron Fox makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists)Malik Monk misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shotKevin Huerter misses 27-foot step back jumpshotDe'Aaron Fox makes layup (Domantas Sabonis assists)Keegan Murray makes alley oop layup (Domantas Sabonis assists)Keegan Murray makes free throw 1 of 1De'Aaron Fox makes 19-foot step back jumpshotDomantas Sabonis misses driving layupDe'Aaron Fox makes two point shotDe'Aaron Fox makes driving floating jump shotKevin Huerter makes 4-foot two point shot (Domantas Sabonis assists)Kevin Huerter misses 28-foot three point jumperDe'Aaron Fox makes free throw 1 of 2De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 2 of 2De'Aaron Fox makes 3-foot driving dunkDe'Aaron Fox makes 18-foot pullup jump shotDe'Aaron Fox makes driving layupKINGSMadeMissedJAZZMadeMissedShow FiltersRegular Season SeriesSAC leads 2-0Jazz125Kings126Game 1 31/12Kings117Jazz115Game 2 4/1KingsJazzGame 3 21/3JazzKingsGame 4 26/32022-23 Pacific StandingsTeamWLPCTGBSTRKSacramento2016.

He averages 15. 6 PPG while shooting 42% from three while making 2. 9 three-pointers per game. Utah is top ten in three-point defense which makes his role tonight even more crucial if Sacramento wants to cover the spread tonight. Why The Jazz Could Cover The SpreadDespite some poor play of late, Utah has a great chance to cover as home favorites thanks to their free-flowing offense. The Jazz rank fourth in the league in both scoring (117.

Sacramento shot 40% from three en route to 126 points in the win. They’re in a great spot to continue their offensive success against a Utah team allowing the eighth-most points per game (116. 7 PPG). Sacramento’s explosive offense is led by their dynamic duo of De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis. Fox leads the team in scoring with 23. 4 PPG. He’s remained a strong playmaker with 5. 9 APG while still being efficient with his shooting (50% from the field).

NBA Odds: Kings Vs. Jazz Prediction, Pick And How To Watch - 1/3/2023The Sacramento Kings (19-16) visit the Utah Jazz (19-20) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at p. m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Kings-Jazz prediction and pick. Sacramento has won two of its last three games to maintain its fifth-place spot in the Western Conference. The Kings have covered the spread in 54% of their games while 53% have gone under the projected point total.

Lauri was incredible in their loss to Sacramento last week when he scored 36 points and shot 16-24. While he shot just 1-7 from three, his success inside the arc could be a major factor tonight. The Kings rank in the bottom ten in two-point defense – setting Markkanen up for another big night. For as good as Lauri has been, he’ll need one of his guards to step up tonight if they want to cover the spread. Jordan Clarkson (25 points) showed up in their previous matchup as he has all season, but Malik Beasley (9 points, 4-13 shooting) was a major dud.

5 (-110)Over: 242. 5 (-112)Under: 242. 5 (-108)*Watch Kings and Jazz games live with Fubo TV (Click for free trial)*Why The Kings Could Cover The SpreadSacramento continues to be one of the most exciting young teams in the league and they have a great chance to cover as road underdogs against a team they defeated just four days ago. The Kings feature a terrific offense that ranks second in scoring (118 PPG) and seventh in offensive rating. That offense was on full display in their previous win over Utah.

Utah has lost four straight games and is now clinging to 10th place in the West. The Jazz have covered 54% of their games while 55% have gone over. This will be the second of four meetings between the conference foes. The Kings won the previous matchup last week in Sacramento, 126-125. Here are the Kings-Jazz NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuelNBA Odds: Kings-Jazz OddsSacramento Kings: +3. 5 (-110)Utah Jazz: -3.

His big man, Sabonis, is one of the most well-rounded big men in the league. Sabonis ranks second on the team in scoring with 18. 6 PPG. He leads the league in rebounding (12. 4 RPG) and leads his team in assists (6. 6 APG). He’s been remarkably efficient as well, shooting 63% from the field. Sabonis was unbelievable against Utah last week. In the win, he scored 28 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, and dished out eight assists. He did not miss a single shot, making 12-12 shots overall including 2-2 three-pointers. While he’s unlikely to shoot 100% again, his prior success against Utah is something to consider when making a Kings-Jazz prediction. Sabonis wasn’t the only one who has a stellar night against the Jazz, as guard Kevin Huerter hit the go-ahead three with nine seconds left to propel his team to victory. Huerter scored 30 points in the win, making 6-10 three-pointers. The sharpshooter has put together a strong season for Sacramento.

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