Sacramento Kings vs New Orleans Hornets

Game Date: Monday, February 6, 2012 | Game Time: 8:05 PM | Home Line: -1.5 | Total: 182.5

Sacramento Kings v New Orleans Hornets Series Betting Trends

The Sacramento Kings travel to New Orleans to play the Hornets at 8:05 PM on Monday, February 6, 2012. New Orleans is the favorite in this matchup, laying -1.5 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 182.5.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NBA sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Kings/Hornets Series

When looking at the last 41 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 30 games compared to 11 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Sacramento/New Orleans series is 100.2 ppg while the vistor has put up 93.4 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 6.8 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 41 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 6.8 ppg. That represents a value number of 5.3 when meassured against the offered line of -1.5, suggesting a wager on New Orleans makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 41 games between the Kings and the Hornets is 193.6 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 11.1 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 182.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Sacramento as the road team and with New Orleans as the home team.

Recent Results when Sacramento visits New Orleans

When looking at the last 20 games in this series while New Orleans has been the home team, we can see the Hornets have won 14 games compared to 6 wins for the Kings. Average points scored per game by New Orleans in this situation is is 98.3 ppg while Sacramento has put up 93.5 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 4.8 favoring the Hornets.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 4.8 ppg. That represents a value number of 3.3 when meassured against the offered line of -1.5, suggesting a wager on the Hornets makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 20 games between the Kings and the Hornets is 191.8 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 9.3 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 182.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Can the Sacramento Kings Cover the Spread?

This season the Sacramento Kings have played 66 games, averaging 98.8 points per game, while allowing 104.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 22-44. Let's have a closer look at recent Sacramento Kings results.

Recent Sacramento Kings Results

This season the Sacramento Kings have played 33 games on the road, averaging 96.1 points per game, while allowing 105.1 points per game. This has led to a season record of 6-27. Let's have a closer look at recent Sacramento Kings results on the road.

Recent Sacramento Kings Road Results

Can the New Orleans Hornets Cover the Spread?

This season the New Orleans Hornets have played 67 games, averaging 89.7 points per game, while allowing 93.2 points per game. This has led to a season record of 22-44. Let's have a closer look at recent New Orleans Hornets results.

Recent New Orleans Hornets Results

This season the New Orleans Hornets have played 34 games here at home, averaging 89.4 points per game, while allowing 91.7 points per game. This has led to a season record of 12-22. Let's have a closer look at recent New Orleans Hornets results when playing at home.

Recent New Orleans Hornets Home Results

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