The Kings are coming into this game with a 9-10 record this season and they have not been playing well in their recent games. They are coming off of a 115-104 win on the road against the Timberwolves in their last game, but they have lost 4 of their last 5 games as well. They have had 2 of their last 3 losses come by 10+ points as well and they have not been good in the NBA IST as they have lost both of their games in the group stage, losing at home by 4 points to the Timberwolves and losing on the road by 16 points to the Clippers. They are going up against a Trail Blazers team that is 7-12 this season and they have not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost their last 2 straight as well as 4 of their last 5 games. All 5 of those games played were also on the road though, and they have been much better at home this season. They are 3-8 on the road this year but 4-4 at home and they have been playing much better there recently as they have won their last 3 straight games at home, beating the Hawks there and the Timberwolves twice as well. They lost their last game in the NBA IST which was on the road against the Rockets, but they won their only group stage game at home against the Timberwolves. The Kings are not going to be fully healthy for this game and this will be a spot that the Trail Blazers get up for with it being another NBA IST game at home. The Trail Blazers will cover the spread in this game.