The Rockets are playing their third game in the last four nights, with this game being the second of a back-to-back after tangling with Denver in altitude yesterday. Now, they face a red-hot Kings squad that's 7-2 with an offensive rating of 118.0 and a defensive rating of 111.8 since Doug Christie took over as interim coach. Sacramento will welcome back Malik Monk (17.2 PPG and 5.4 APG) tonight and looks to have significant matchup advantages. Fred VanVleet will struggle defensively to contain De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis will fare well against Alperen Sengun. Sabonis scored 27 points on 13 for 19 shooting against Houston in Sacramento's 120-111 win over Houston on December 3.

I expect the Kings to have the momentum and physicality edges in this game, which will result in a win and cover at home!