The Pistons had their four-game winning streak snapped by the Rockets, 111-104, this past Friday. Houston is the fourth-ranked defensive team in the NBA. Sacramento is 27th defensively. The Kings are second to last in defensive field goal percentage. Sacramento also is a bottom five defensive rebounding team. So this is a huge drop in defensive class for Detroit. The Kings, however, have picked things up offensively. They have met or gone above their 110-point season scoring average in seven of their last eight games. They scored 109 points the one time they missed that mark during this span. Malik Monk has been providing excellent scoring off the bench for the Kings, averaging 18.5 points during his last four games. The Kings have gone OVER in three straight games and four of their last five. Take the OVER.
