Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images. Pictured: Gordon Hayward (center) of the Charlotte Hornets.
NBA Odds: Kings vs. Hornets
| Kings Odds | +3.5 |
| Hornets Odds | -3.5 |
| Over/Under | 239 |
| Time | Channel | 7 p.m. ET | NBCS-CA |
The Sacramento Kings head to Charlotte to take on the Hornets for the second time this season. Sacramento is trending downwards, losing three of its past five games heading into Monday night.
The Hornets are heading in the opposite direction as winners of four of their last five games, looking for their fourth straight win on Monday. Rookie of the Year frontrunner LaMelo Ball has been excellent since becoming a starter and has the Hornets playing a better brand of basketball.
In the first matchup between the Hornets and Kings on Feb. 28, Ball had 24 points and 12 assists, while forward PJ Washington went off for a career-high 42 points. The Hornets pulled out a narrow one-point win in that matchup.
Our PRO Report suggests that sharp bettors are expecting the Hornets to pull off the season sweep of the Kings with a comfortable win on Monday evening. Let’s take a look.
NBA Picks: Kings vs. Hornets
Sharp Action
The line for the Kings-Hornets matchup opened at Charlotte -2 before it was pushed up to -3.5 ahead of Monday evening.
Since yesterday afternoon, there have been three Action Labs Bet Signals triggered on Charlotte, indicating the sharp action moving the spread.
Big Money
At the time of this writing, the 44% of bettors backing the Hornets have generated 68% of the money wagered on Monday’s game.
PRO Systems
Monday’s Hornets-Kings game fits into our NBA Tickets vs. Money PRO System, which has a 56% win rate and 9% Return On Investment (ROI) since 2015.
PRO Report Pick: Hornets -3.5