The 2022-23 NBA season goes on with a huge 13-game slate on the last day of November, so we are breaking down the interconference showdown from Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, to get you the best Pacers vs. Kings betting pick and odds. 

Indiana and Sacramento lock horns for the first time in 2022-23. Last season, they split a two-game set, and each team emerged victorious as a road dog. The Kings open as 4.5-point home favorites for Wednesday’s clash, while the totals are listed at 239.0 points. Sacramento might miss Trey Lyles due to a non-COVID illness. On the other side, Indiana is without Chris Duarte (knee).  

The Indiana Pacers (12-8; 13-7 ATS) continue their five-game west-coast road trip. After a 114-100 defeat at the Los Angeles Clippers this past Sunday, the Pacers outlasted the Los Angeles Lakers 116-115 as 3.5-point underdogs on the second day of a back-to-back set at Crypto.com Arena in LA. Indiana erased a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit against Purple-and-Gold, and rookie Andrew Nembhard hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give his team a huge victory.

“I think you stay calm because you work in the gym for those types of moments,” Nembhard said. “You’ve just got to bring your confidence, and when it comes, you’ve just got to step up for the team in that way. I think it was a great team win. We had a lot of contributions from a lot of guys, and it was just my turn to step up at that moment.

Nembhard finished the Lakers game with 12 points, four rebounds, and a couple of blocks. Tyrese Haliburton led the way for the Pacers with a double-double of 24 points and 14 assists, Bennedict Mathurin added 23 points off the bench, while Myles Turner accounted for 15 points, 13 boards, four assists, and three blocks. 

The Pacers rank tenth in the NBA in adjusted offensive efficiency, tallying 113.8 points per 100 possessions. They are third in the league in assists per game (28.1) and 24th in field goal percentage. The Pacers take the third-most attempts from deep per contest (41.0) while making 35.9% of their 3-pointers (14th in the NBA). 

The Sacramento Kings (10-9; 12-7 ATS) extended their losing streak to three games last Monday, suffering a 122-117 defeat to the Phoenix Suns. After putting an end to their seven-game winning streak with a 115-106 loss at the Atlanta Hawks, the Kings have allowed 122 points in two straight contests. Last Friday, they got beaten hard by the Boston Celtics, 122-104, failing to cover a 7-point spread.
Sacramento was listed as a small 1-point home fave for the Suns game. The Kings failed to cope with Devin Booker, who finished with 44 points on 17-for-28 shooting from the field. Sacramento made 52.3% of its field goals and outscored Phoenix 64-58 in the paint, but it wasn’t enough. De’Aaron Fox had a bad day in the office, tallying 11 points and a minus-16 net rating, while Malik Monk had 30 points and eight dimes off the bench.

“Next game, we’ve got to win,” Sacramento PF Domantas Sabonis said after posting 17 points, ten boards, and nine assists against Phoenix. “We’ve got to figure it out. We can’t let these (losses) keep piling up. We’re at home and we’ve got to protect home court.”

The Kings boast the third-highest offensive rating in the NBA, racking up 116.4 points per 100 possessions. They rank fourth in the league in field goal percentage (49.3%), 11th in 3-point percentage (36.5%), and fifth in assists per game (27.9). The Kings take 36.3 attempts from beyond the arc per 100 possessions (7th in the league).