The Nets have been strong on the road all season with a 17-8 away record. This is the middle game of Brooklyn's five-game West Coast trip and the easiest of the matchups. The Nets already have lost to Western powers Golden State and Phoenix. The Nets face the Jazz and Nuggets following this game. So a loss to the lowly Kings would be unacceptable. 

There's no Kevin Durant. But James Harden is back in the lineup and Kyrie Irving is there for road games. 

The Nets draw the Kings at a good time. Sacramento has dropped seven in a row. The Kings returned home this past Monday night following an 0-5 road trip that took them to the East, Midwest and South. Sacramento is not at full strength either. Big man Marvin Bagley III is out with an ankle injury. De'Aaron Fox is questionable with an ankle injury that kept him from playing during the recently concluded road trip. 

Sacramento is 3-9 ATS the past dozen times at home when facing an opponent with a winning road record. 

The Kings lost to the lowly Pistons and Rockets during their previous two home contests.