Who’s Playing
Sacramento Kings @ Chicago Bulls
Current Records: Sacramento 19-19, Chicago 18-20
How To Watch
- When: Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. ET
- Where: United Center — Chicago, Illinois
- TV: Chicago Sport Network
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $39.00
What to Know
The Sacramento Kings are taking a road trip to face off against the Chicago Bulls at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at United Center. The Kings will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
The Kings were supposed to be coming into Friday’s matchup following a loss, but instead they’ll be coming in fresh off a huge upset. They took down the Celtics 114-97 on Friday.
Domantas Sabonis was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 28 rebounds. He has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more rebounds the last 15 times he’s played. Less helpful for the Kings was Kevin Huerter’s abysmal 0-5 three-point shooting.
The Kings smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they’ve now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there’s no place like home for the Bulls, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Wizards on Friday as the Bulls made off with a 138-105 victory. The match marked Chicago’s most dominant win of the season so far.
Nikola Vucevic and Zach LaVine were among the main playmakers for the Bulls as the former shot 4-for-6 from deep and dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds and the latter went 14 for 21 en route to 33 points plus five rebounds. The contest was LaVine’s fifth in a row with at least 30 points.
The victory got Sacramento back to even at 19-19. As for Chicago, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-20.
Going forward, the Kings are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by four points. They might be worth a quick bet since they’ve covered the spread the last four times they’ve played.
The Kings came up short against the Bulls when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 113-109. Can the Kings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
Sacramento is a 4-point favorite against Chicago, according to the latest NBA odds.
The line has drifted a bit towards the Kings, as the game opened with the Kings as a 2-point favorite.
The over/under is 238 points.
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Series History
Sacramento has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Chicago.
- Mar 04, 2024 – Chicago 113 vs. Sacramento 109
- Feb 03, 2024 – Sacramento 123 vs. Chicago 115
- Mar 15, 2023 – Sacramento 117 vs. Chicago 114
- Dec 04, 2022 – Sacramento 110 vs. Chicago 101
- Mar 14, 2022 – Sacramento 112 vs. Chicago 103
- Feb 16, 2022 – Chicago 125 vs. Sacramento 118
- Feb 20, 2021 – Chicago 122 vs. Sacramento 114
- Jan 06, 2021 – Sacramento 128 vs. Chicago 124
- Jan 24, 2020 – Sacramento 98 vs. Chicago 81
- Dec 02, 2019 – Chicago 113 vs. Sacramento 106
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