First things first the Kings are just 5-26 on the road this season, second they come into this game on 0 days rest where they are 4-9-1 ATS this year and 1-6-1 in their last 8 games. Kings are losers of 4 straight on the road by an average of 19ppg. They are 2-6 straight up on the second of back to back road games, but they have lost by an average of 11ppg. So the spread of 7 points seems good despite the Kings playing better ball. They just do not have the defense to stop a more rested Rockets team. On the other hand I think the Kings will have a bad shooting night on 0 days rest.
The Rockets have started to gel now that Kevin Marin has found his groove averaging 31ppg on 50.9% shooting over the last 3 games. He combined with Aaron Brooks for 56 points on 20-32 shooting in the last game where they beat the Raptors at home by 24 points. I expect them to do the same here tonight. The Kings are 5-16-1 ATS in their last 22 following a loss and 5-13-1 in their last 19 after allowing 100+ points in their previous game.
