Sacramento has won four of the last five against the Bulls, going 4-1 against the spread in those contests. The Kings have also been playing against a not-so-light slate in building up the wins, with five of their six wins against teams with a winning record and inside the current playoff space in each conference.

Why the Nets can cover. Although the Nets enter with six losses over their last seven games, they lost by 14 points or fewer in three of those contests, including two losses by fe