Kings-Heat Preview

The Sacramento Kings and the Miami Heat will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Nbd oddsmakers currently have the Kings listed as 1½-point favorites versus the Heat, while the game's total is sitting at 202.

The Kings lost to Orlando 112-93 as an 8-point underdog last time out. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (216).

Ron Artest led the Kings with 23 points and Kevin Martin had 21 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.

The Heat were cooled off 101-96 by the 76ers last time out, as a slight 2-point home favorite. The 197 points made it OVER the posted total of 193.

Dwyane Wade tossed in a game-high 33 points in the loss.

Current streak:
Miami has lost 11 straight games.

Team records:
Sacramento: 26-29 SU, 30-25 ATS
Miami: 9-45 SU, 18-35-1 ATS

Sacramento most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8
Before playing Atlanta are 6-4
After playing Orlando are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Miami most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing LA Lakers are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 2-8
After a loss are 0-10

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Sacramento's last 10 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Sacramento's last 10 games when playing on the road against Miami
Sacramento is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento

Next up:
Sacramento at Atlanta, Wednesday, February 27
Miami at LA Lakers, Thursday, February 28