The 17-30 Sacramento Kings will hit the road as they face the 28-15 New York Knicks in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip time from Madison Square Garden in New York is scheduled for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel. <br /><br />The NBA odds in this pro basketball contest have the home team New York Knicks favored by -11 points with an over under line of 205 points. There has been a 1/2 point move on the Knicks and 1 point move over the total as the line opened up a few hours ago with Knicks favored by -10 ½ points and the total of 204 points. <br /><br />The teams went head to head back on December 28th and it was the Kings with the 106-105 home win as a +3 point underdog. The total landed over 199 points. <br /><br />The Kings have a road mark of 5-18 on the year. They drop their second straight and six in seven games in an 89-80 road defeat to the Philadelphia 76ers as a +6 point underdog. The total came in at under 199 points. Sacramento had a poor shooting night hitting on 38% from the floor and 1 of 10 from three. They allowed the 76ers 47.4% shooting. The Kings get crushed on the glass by 12 rebounds. Tyreke Evans led the team in defeat with 29 points and 4 assists on 11 of 18 shooting. The Kings are a poor defense as they rank in the bottom five in the NBA in points allowed and defensive field goal percentage. Opponents average 102.8 points a game and 46.2% shooting against Sacramento. <br /><br />New York Knicks are 16-6 on their home court. The Knicks make it three straight wins all at home after a 96-86 home win against the Milwaukee Bucks as a -5 point betting favorite. The total came under 205 points. The Knicks allowed just 33 second half points to the Bucks. New York hit on 42.1% of their shots and 13 of 35 from three. They held the Bucks to just 39.8% shooting. The Knicks pull down 10 more boards than Milwaukee. Carmelo Anthony had 25 points and 8 rebounds in the win. New York puts up over 100 points a game good for 8th in the NBA.
