Will the Sacramento Kings make the playoffs? This is a prop bet in the NBA.

The Sacramento Kings are now in fifth place in the Western Conference and are in first place in the Pacific Division. A prop bet at DraftKings says that the Kings are the favorite to make the playoffs right now, with odds of -165.

The Kings want to make the playoffs for the first time since 2006. They haven’t made the playoffs in the NBA and one of the major North American sports leagues for the longest time. Fans, team leaders, and players all hope that this is the year that the Kings finally make the playoffs.

Will the Sacramento Kings make the playoffs? This is a prop bet in the NBA.

YES -165

NO +130

Since they last made the playoffs, the Kings have had a lot of bad luck. Since the 2005-06 season, when they went 44-38 and got the #8 seed in the Western Conference Playoffs, they haven’t had a winning record. The San Antonio Spurs beat them in the first round and sent them home.

Since the 2003-2004 season, the Kings have not won a playoff series. In that season, they went 55–27, but the Minnesota Timberwolves beat them in the 2004 Western Conference semifinals.

The Kings have had 11 different coaches since 2006. This season, they hired Mike Brown to be their head coach. Brown was the Golden State Warriors’ top assistant coach last season, when they won the NBA title. They were led by Steve Kerr. The Kings hoped that their team would get some of the Warriors’ championship shine. So far, Brown has done much better than expected.

Say hello to the Kings of First Place

In the Pacific Division, the race is close. But for now, with a 20-17 record, the Kings are in first place. With a 21-18 record, the Los Angeles Clippers are right behind them. The Phoenix Suns (20-19) and the Golden State Warriors are both one game behind (20-19). The 17-21 record of the Los Angeles Lakers puts them in last place in their division, but they are only 3.5 games behind the first-place team.

At +200 odds, the Suns are the favorite to win the Pacific Division for the third straight year. But they just lost shooting guard Devin Booker for at least a month while he heals from an injury to his left groin.

With All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard back from knee surgery, many people thought the Clippers would win their division. But Leonard came back too soon and had to sit out for a few weeks while the swelling in his knee went down. With Leonard finally back to full health, the Clippers have +220 odds to win the Pacific for the first time since the 2013-14 season.

People like to cheer for the Warriors because they are a well-known team. Even though the Warriors had a rough start to the season and Steph Curry hurt his left shoulder, the odds are still +250 that they will win the division.

Even though the Kings have been on a roll lately, bettors and bookies are still not sold on them. As the fourth favorite, the Kings only have +550 odds to win the division.

At +3500 odds, the Lakers are a long shot to win the Pacific. This is because they have been hurt a lot.

Sabonis, All-Star Fox, and Red Velvet are all hurt.

One of the best big men in the Western Conference, Domantas Sabonis, has been playing for the last two weeks with a broken thumb. Even though he hurt his hand that he doesn’t use to shoot, it’s still painful and will need surgery to fix. Sabonis will try to play for the rest of the season even though he has a broken bone. He will have surgery in the summer.

Sabonis said, “It’s been a long summer.” “A lot of hopes for the team. Everyone has worked very hard. It just didn’t seem right to miss so many games. If I could play through it, I could at least give that a try.”

De’Aaron Fox, the Kings’ point guard, leads the team in scoring with 23.9 points and 5.9 assists per game. He’s having his second-best season from 3-point range, shooting 34% and making 50.4% of his shots from the floor. When Fox scored 37 points against the Utah Jazz, he looked like an All-Star. He also made a shot that won the game for his team.

In the offseason, the Kings traded for shooting guard Kevin Huerter. His Atlanta Hawks teammates called him “Red Velvet” because of his red hair and the smooth way he shot the ball. This season, Huerter is the third best scorer for the Kings. He averages 15.9 points per game. He is also the best 3-point shooter on the team, with an average of 42.1%.

This is Keegan Murray’s first season as a power forward, and he has been making progress. Murray, a small forward from Iowa who was picked fourth overall in the NBA Draft of 2022, started 33 games this season. He averages 11.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. With each game, he gets better and better.