Warriors Seek to Spoil Sacramento’s Playoff Chances
Warriors vs Kings Spreads, Matchup and More

Warriors vs Kings spreads opened at Warriors -2 on the road, total set at 225.5.
The Play-In Tournament delivers! These Northern California rivals will face off in Sacramento Tuesday night in what is bound to be an amazing game. These teams faced off in an epic seven-game series last year in the first round of the playoffs, and their earlier matchups this season did not disappoint.
These NBA teams have faced off four times since their playoff series, and are 2-2 in their matchups this season. Their last three games have all been decided by one point, so we likely are in for another nail-biter on Tuesday.
With these Warriors vs Kings spreads, we will look at NBA odds, and NBA games today and see who might make it out of the Play-In into the NBA playoffs bracket.
Warriors vs Kings 
Records: Golden State Warriors (46-36) at Sacramento Kings (46-36)
Location: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Day/Time: Streaming: TNT
Kings Limp into Play-In
The Kings are coming off a rough end to the season. In their last seven games, the Kings have only won twice, once against the lowly Nets and a meaningless end-of-season game against the Trailblazers. The Kings are still figuring out how to survive without Sixth Man of the Year favorite, Malik Monk, and starter Kevin Huerter aka Red Velvet.
For the Kings to win this they likely will be looking to their potent offensive duo of Domantas Sabonis and De’Aaron Fox. The Warriors are one of the smallest teams in the league, and the spotlight will be on Domantas Sabonis to take advantage down low. This will be no easy feat with defensive maestro Draymond Green on Sabonis, and hopefully keeping his hands (and feet) to himself.
A roller-coaster of a regular season for the Sacramento Kings still had several silver linings.
▪️ Another winning season, the 2nd in 18 years
▪️ De’Aaron Fox leads the NBA in steals per game
▪️ Domantas Sabonis’ monster season
▪️ Davion Mitchell’s 3PT growth
▪️ Malik Monk’s… pic.twitter.com/23ZOfJL6hz— Frankie Cartoscelli (@FCartoscelli3) April 14, 2024
Domantas Sabonis has averaged 16.7 points, 11.1 rebounds and 6.5 assists in his last eleven games against the Warriors (last season’s playoff series and their four matchups this season). Sabonis averaged 19.4 points per game this season, so he has struggled to score against the Dubs.
On top of that, Sabonis has been generally taking a step back on the scoring front. Over his last ten games, Sabonis has failed to hit his scoring prop in eight out of ten games. We think there is an opportunity for this game to be on the lower scoring side, and with Sabonis’s recent history against Draymond and the Warriors, taking the points Sabonis points under prop definitely could have some value.
Warriors Willing Wins
The Warriors didn’t have the season they hoped for, but they may be clicking at the right time. Although their schedule was a bit soft, they ended the season on a 13-2 run and had an opportunity to improve upon their slow start to grab an eighth seed. They lost that opportunity on Friday in their loss to the Pelicans, and are finishing the season with their second-lowest seeding since the 2011/2012 season.
The Warriors will need their veteran leaders to exercise their playoff dominance on Tuesday, behind their three stars, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green. Stephen Curry is still playing at an elite level but is finally starting to show signs of aging. Over his last ten games, Curry is only averaging 23.8 points (his season average is 26.4) on fairly inefficient shooting.
That being said, Curry does enjoy his matchup with the Kings. Curry has averaged 32.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in his last eleven games against the Kings. Curry has only hit his points over in three of his last ten games, but everyone remembers what happened last time Curry played an elimination game in Sacramento…
Throwback to the last time Stephen Curry was in a win or go home scenario against the Kings pic.twitter.com/2lnf4bAotw
— Smiley (@30GotNext) April 14, 2024
Another interesting statistic for Tuesday’s game is Draymond Green’s block and steal numbers. In his last ten games against the Kings he has recorded at least two blocks/steals in every game but one. He’s had at least three blocks/steals in six of those ten games. Expect Draymond to be a defensive force again on Tuesday.
Warriors Have Edge on the Road
Warriors vs Kings spreads are listed at Warriors -2 on the road, total set at 225.5. The way the Kings have been playing and their current NBA injury report makes us like the Warriors to win this one. These teams have played each other super closely in their last few matchups, and adding the fact that this is an elimination, we’re expecting fireworks on Tuesday.
The Warriors are 4-6 against the spread in their last ten games against the Kings, and six of those ten games went under the point total. These team’s last two games were quite high-scoring, but before those games, they had gone under, four games in a row. Playoff defensive intensity and a playoff whistle make us think this one could also go under.
Warriors vs Kings Lines
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