Sacramento Kings vs. Portland Trail Blazers Prediction: Can Keegan Murray Put Up Points?
The Sacramento Kings are traveling to Portland to face the Trail Blazers. Can Keegan Murray put up points? Hollywood Picks breaks down the Kings vs. Trail Blazers game and answers.
Hollywood Picks - December 26, 2023, 10:38 AM EST
5 minSacramento Kings vs. Portland Trail Blazers Prediction: Can Keegan Murray Put Up Points?
The Sacramento Kings are playing the Portland Trail Blazers tonight. There is one player I will be targeting to take his under as he struggles on the road, Keegan Murray. The Kings are notorious for either blowing teams out or getting blown out, so I expect the starters to be on the bench early in this one as well.
Kings vs. Trail Blazers Date, Time, and Where to Watch
- Date: December 26, 2023
- Game Time: 10:00 pm ET
- Where to Watch: NBA League Pass
Sacramento Kings vs. Portland Trail Blazers Prediction
Keegan Murray has gone under this line in 17 out of 24 games this season averaging 16.2 points. Murray has played significantly worse on the road than at home this season. In home games this year, Murray is averaging 19.9 points on 47.2% from three and on the road is averaging 11.1 points on 21% from three.
This line is at 18.5 points as he's soared over this line in the past few games at home but now he is on the road which is his weakness. Murray takes almost 50% off his field goal attempts as the catch and shooter.
Portland, despite being known for their poor defense are very solid in guarding the three ball and they choose to lose in the paint. They're allowing the fifth least attacking the basket threes on the secon worst efficiency, the fifth least catch and shoot three-point field goal attempts on the third worst efficiency and the ninth least three-point field goal attempts.
Murray played against the Blazers already one this season and dropped a whopping nine points on 23% shooting in an overtime game. Portland has locked up catch and shoot three points shooters in their games played this season: Max Strus nine, Klay Thompson 11, Tim Hardaway Jr. 20, and Gordon with five. I can see this game being a blowout and Murray getting pulled out early which has been a reoccurring pattern this season. I believe this is a great play and I will be putting one unit on it.
Sacramento Kings vs. Portland Trail Blazers Pick
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