Jan 13 Sports Betting – Houston Rockets against Kings
The Sacramento Kings have their work cut out for them when they battle against the Rockets in Houston on January 13th. This is a situation of both teams restructuring for the future as both teams look nothing like their early 2000′s heydays. The Sacramento Kings look to go back to their former prominence in the west with outstanding play from their youthful stalwarts. The Houston Rockets are still coping with the after effects from the retirement of Yao Ming. The Houston Rockets are preferred by 3 points by the oddsmakers and this looks to be a challenging game to call.
Football odds
Sacramento is paced by G Marcus Thornton and PG Tyreke Evans, which supply a youthful nucleus for the Sacramento Kings to develop on. The frontcourt is helped by PF DeMarcus Cousins and his constant play. The Sacramento Kings are also helped by the expert presence of SG John Salmons arriving off the sideline as a deep threat. Former Indiana Hoosier fantastic Keith Smart coaches the Sacramento Kings.
NFL betting
The Houston Rockets look significantly different from the era of Yao Ming and Steve Francis running the show. Youthful PG Kyle Lowry runs the offense with aid from PF Luis Scola and PG Goran Dragic. Veterans help the Houston offense with fellow SG’s Courtney Lee and Kevin Martin contributing when they are able to. Former Celtics fantastic Kevin McHale leads the Houston Rockets at head coach.
Just a while back, this match would have been all over television with competitors such as Mike Bibby, Vlade Divac, Chris Webber, and Bobby Jackson pacing the Sacramento Kings. The Houston Rockets had Yao Ming, Steve Francis, Robert Horry, and Tracy McGrady in it. The times have certainly transformed things for both teams as the age of free agency and salary caps have rendered long-term dynasties practically obsolete.
This ought to be an awesome match between these two once-mighty franchises with the game itself too close to call.
