Portland plays Sacramento, aims for 4th straight home win

Sacramento Kings (9-10, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (7-12, 13th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -5; over/under is 224.5

BOTTOM LINE: Portland hosts Sacramento looking to extend its three-game home winning streak.

The Trail Blazers are 6-11 in conference matchups. Portland allows 114.0 points to opponents and has been outscored by 8.4 points per game.

The Kings are 6-7 in conference play. Sacramento has a 3-5 record against opponents above .500.

The Trail Blazers are shooting 42.4% from the field this season, 3.5 percentage points lower than the 45.9% the Kings allow to opponents. The Kings average 11.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 fewer made shots on average than the 13.4 per game the Trail Blazers allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Deni Avdija is averaging 10.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Trail Blazers.

DeMar DeRozan is shooting 50.8% and averaging 22.6 points for the Kings.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 4-6, averaging 103.6 points, 43.5 rebounds, 21.3 assists, 9.6 steals and 7.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.4 points per game.

Kings: 4-6, averaging 112.0 points, 44.0 rebounds, 24.0 assists, 7.5 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.0 points.

INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Donovan Clingan: day to day (knee), Matisse Thybulle: day to day (ankle), Kris Murray: day to day (sternum), Jerami Grant: day to day (knee), Robert Williams III: day to day (concussion).

Kings: Trey Lyles: out (calf), Devin Carter: out (shoulder), DeMar DeRozan: day to day (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.