Utah at Sacramento

A tough spot for the home team without its best player. The Sacramento Kings will be without star center DeMarcus Cousins, who is battling viral meningitis. The Kings are surrendering an average of 106.4 points in five games without Cousins. Sacramento is on a 0-4 ATS run at home, and the Kings are 7-20 ATS at home against a team with a road winning percentage of less than .400. The absence of Cousins is good news for the young Jazz front line of Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors, who combined for 37 points and 18 rebounds the last game against Orlando. Utah has taken the last two in the series, including a 122-101 win at the Kings on Dec. 11th, 2013. The road team is 6-2-1 ATS in the last nine meetings between these teams, too, so grab the dog. Play the Utah Jazz.