The Sacramento Kings will start their 2024-25 season against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET on NBCS-CA and FDS-N.

The Kings are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Timberwolves. The over/under for the matchup is set at 227.5.

Kings vs. Timberwolves betting odds

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  • Spread: Sacramento -1.5
  • Total: 227.5
  • Moneyline: Sacramento -119, Minnesota -100

Timberwolves at Kings odds, spread, & more

Prediction

  • Pick ATS: Timberwolves (+ 1.5)
  • Pick OU:

    Under (227.5)

  • Prediction:
    Timberwolves 114 – Kings 111

Moneyline

  • The Kings finished 34-20 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 63% of those games).
  • In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -119 or shorter last year, Sacramento had a record of 31-19 (62%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Kings have an implied win probability of 54.3%.
  • Minnesota was underdogs 21 times last season and won 10, or 47.6%, of those games.
  • The Timberwolves were 9-10 last season when entering a game as an underdog by -100 or more on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Minnesota has a 50.0% chance to win.

Against the spread

  • Last year, the Kings scored 10.1 more points per game (116.6) than the Timberwolves gave up (106.5).
  • Sacramento went 38-22-1 against the spread and 43-18 overall last season when scoring more than 106.5 points.
  • When it scored more than 114.8 points last season, Minnesota went 23-10-1 against the spread and 29-5 overall.
  • Sacramento had an ATS record of 26-11 and a 25-12 record overall last season when its opponents scored fewer than 113.0 points.
  • Last season, the Kings were the league’s ninth-ranked scoring team (116.6 PPG), while the Timberwolves allowed the fewest points per game (106.5) in NBA play.
  • The 18th-ranked scoring NBA team was Minnesota a season ago (113.0 PPG), while the Sacramento squad was the 17th-ranked defense (114.8 PPG) in the league.
  • The Kings totaled 143 more points than their opponents last season (1.8 per game on average), and the Timberwolves scored 529 more points than their opponents (6.5 per game).

Over/Under

  • The average implied total for Sacramento last season was 119.3 points, 4.3 more points than its implied total of 115 points in Thursday’s game.
  • Last season, Sacramento scored more than 115 points in 47 games.
  • The average implied point total last season for Minnesota (113.9) is 0.9 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (113).

How to watch Kings vs. Timberwolves

  • Game day: Thursday, October 24, 2024
  • Game time: 10:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: NBCS-CA and FDS-N
  • Location: Sacramento, California
  • Arena: Golden 1 Center
  • Live stream: Watch this game Fubo
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