Free NBA Pick: Sacramento Kings +4.5
Mon Apr 14 ‘08 10:05p - Click Here for NBA Odds
Sacramento continues to play stellar basketball down the stretch despite a serious run of injuries, pulling off the outright upset win over New Orleans yesterday. The Kings have now won six of their last eight games overall, and eight of their last ten at Arco Arena. They’ve earned wins over playoff bound squads like the Nuggets, Warriors, Lakers, Rockets and Hornets during that span. Head coach Reggie Theus: “We’re mucking it up. You can’t do anything but smile about it. We haven’t given up. Our effort (has been) phenomenal.” With Ron Artest back in the lineup and Kevin Martin potentially healthy enough to return tonight, don’t expect the Kings to lay down here against San Antonio. 

The Spurs got blown out against the Lakers yesterday, and there’s little reason to expect San Antonio to bounce back with a stellar showing here on the second night of back-2-backs. The Spurs are just 5-12 ATS playing on the second night of back-2-backs this year. They are in the midst of a 3-7 ATS slide on the highway, and have lost three of their last five overall. Playing without leading scorer Manu Ginobili, the Spurs offense has been nothing short of atrocious. Tim Duncan: “We haven’t played well in about three, four, five games now. We’ve just have got to find a way to make some shots.” Head coach Greg Popovich: “We’re better off to be a lower seed with a healthy Manu than a higher seed without a healthy Manu. Come playoff time, we’ll have as good a chance as anybody to do well.” Playoff time doesn’t begin tonight. Take the Kings

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