NBA Best Bets: Rockets vs. Kings Picks for March 1

Published 9:33 pm Friday, February 28, 2025

The Houston Rockets (37-22) are 4.5-point favorites as they attempt to extend a three-game home winning streak when they square off against the Sacramento Kings (30-28) on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at Toyota Center. The contest airs at 8 p.m. ET on NBCS-CA and SCHN.

If you want to gain an edge on Saturday’s game, discover the best bets on the board below (based on our computer predictions).

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Rockets vs. Kings Game Info

  • When: Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
  • Where: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
  • TV: NBCS-CA and SCHN
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Rockets vs. Kings Best Bets

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Pick ATS: Rockets (- 4.5)

  • Houston’s record against the spread is 32-27-0.
  • Sacramento is 23-35-0 against the spread this season.
  • The Rockets have an ATS record of 15-15 as 4.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Kings have two wins ATS (2-3) as a 4.5-point underdog or greater this season.

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Pick OU:

Under (228.5)

  • The Rockets’ 59 games this season have gone over this contest’s total of 228.5 points 24 times.
  • Kings games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 228.5 points in 32 of 58 outings.
  • Houston has an average point total of 222.8 in its contests this year, 5.7 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • Sacramento’s games this year have had a 229.9-point total on average, 1.4 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Kings are the league’s 11th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 15th-ranked Rockets.
  • The Rockets are the NBA’s sixth-ranked scoring defense while the Kings are the 18th-ranked.

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Moneyline Pick: Rockets (-200)

  • This season, the Rockets have been favored 38 times and won 28, or 73.7%, of those games.
  • The Kings have come away with five wins in the 13 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • This season, Houston has won 16 of its 23 games, or 69.6%, when favored by at least -200 on the moneyline.
  • This year, Sacramento has won one of three games when listed as at least +165 or better on the moneyline.
  • The Rockets have a 66.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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