Sacramento Kings (5-14, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (5-12, 11th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Friday, 9: 30 p. m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -1; over/under is 240. 5 BOTTOM LINE: The Sacramento Kings visit the Sacramento Kings in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup. The Jazz are 2-9 against Western Conference opponents. Utah is first in the Western Conference with 29. 6 assists per game led by Keyonte George averaging 7. 2. The Kings are 4-12 in conference games. Sacramento allows 123. 1 points to opponents and has been outscored by 11. 5 points per game. The Jazz score 118. 1 points per game, 5. 0 fewer points than the 123. 1 the Kings give up. The Kings average 11. 2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4. 6 fewer made shots on average than the 15. 8 per game the Jazz allow. The two teams square off for the second time this season. The Kings defeated the Jazz 105-104 in their last matchup on Oct. 25. Zach LaVine led the Kings with 31 points, and Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz with 33 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Markkanen is averaging 28. 5 points and 6. 1 rebounds for the Jazz. George is averaging 28 points, six rebounds, seven assists and two steals over the last 10 games. Russell Westbrook is scoring 14. 0 points per game with 6. 9 rebounds and 6. 4 assists for the Kings. Keegan Murray is averaging 19. 0 points and 8. 0 rebounds while shooting 43. 8% over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 2-8, averaging 119. 8 points, 44. 5 rebounds, 31. 0 assists, 8. 5 steals and 3. 7 blocks per game while shooting 45. 4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 130. 4 points per game. Kings: 2-8, averaging 108. 5 points, 39. 8 rebounds, 25. 9 assists, 8. 4 steals and 3. 1 blocks per game while shooting 45. 5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 124. 3 points. INJURIES: Jazz: Kevin Love: day to day (rest), Georges Niang: out (foot), Walker Kessler: out for season (shoulder). Kings: Dennis Schroder: day to day (hip), Domantas Sabonis: out (knee). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. By The Associated Press.
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