T.M. Selection: Kings/Warriors UNDER.

I am on the under in the Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors game on Thursday. The Kings have not been putting up a lot of points in their games lately and I expect that to continue into this game. They just won their most recent game over the Nets putting up 112 points in that game but they had gone 4 games in a row before that without putting up 105+ points in a game. They have looked a lot better on defense lately though, specifically their previous 3 games. They haven't given up 105+ points in 2/3 of those games and the 2 teams were the 76ers and the Nets who both have some really good offense. The Kings have also been a bit banged up lately and they have been missing their best scorer De'Aaron Fox for a few games now. The Warriors have a lot of good players that defend well on their team and I think the Kings aren't going to be able to put up a lot of points on them here, especially with Fox out. The Warriors have been putting up a ton of points in their games lately but I think this is a great spot to fade that trend here. The Warriors have been banged up lately too and have missing some of their best players in their past few games but they have still been getting the wins and have been great. They will probably be getting some of their players back for this game though like Curry, Thompson, and Green and I think that they will play better defense in this game because of those players returning who are very good on defense. They are also returning from a mini road trip and I think they will get off to a slow start here at home with players returning from injuries. I am expecting this game to have some good defense in it and I don't expect a lot of points from the Kings here. I like the under in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 106-87 Warriors.