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posted March 28, 2008 at 17:20 in NBA Betting Trends

WHO: Washington Wizards (37-34 SU, 40-30-1 ATS) at Sacramento Kings (32-39 SU, 36-33-1 ATS)

WHERE: ARCO Arena in Sacramento

WHEN: Friday, March 28 at 10 PM ET

BetUS NBA betting odds: Sacramento -2.5, Total 204.5

In the HEAD-to-HEAD NBA betting trends:

* WASH has won the last five meetings SU

* WASH has covered four of the last five meetings

* Four of the last six meetings have gone OVER the total

* WASH has covered three of the last four meetings as the visiting team

* Nine of the last ten meetings in Sacramento have gone UNDER the total

* SAC has had the shooting edge in each of the last ten meetings

* WASH has had the rebounding edge in five of the last six meetings

Washington has registered 7.9 steals per game. The Wizards have shot 44.3% from the field, and have yielded 45.7%. Also:

* WASH has won seven of its last nine games SU

* WASH has played three of its last five games UNDER the total

* WASH has covered nine of its last 12 road games

* WASH has won five of its last six road games SU

* WASH has played seven of its last ten road games UNDER the total

Sacramento has made 79.6% of its free throws. The Kings are somewhat sloppy with the ball, turning it over an average of 15.2 times per contest. Also:

* SAC has covered six of its last 18 games

* SAC has played six of its last eight games UNDER the total

* SAC has covered six of its last nine home games

* SAC has won four of its last five home games SU

* SAC has played five of its last six home games UNDER the total

Ron Artest has admitted that some of the hurts he has sustained in the second half of the season would not be enough to keep him on the sidelines if Sacramento had been in the playoff mix. That's obviously not a winner talking, but the fact is that when he is in the lineup he makes the Kings more difficult to beat. And let's not make believe he's alone in his attitude.

Washington's season has been so up-and-down, but right now it looks like the Wizards are coming along; they had a lapse in an awful 20-point loss at Portland (where they shot 36%), but there was also a win at Orlando, and nine covers in the last 12 away from home. Washington has been pretty tough defensively, holding four of its last five opponents under 100 points and three of them to 86 points or less.

One disappointment for the Wizards is that Gilbert Arenas, who was hoping to return to the lineup, has not yet been cleared to play. That's a bummer, and Antawn Jamison is zero for his last 12 shots from three-point range. Caron Butler has returned from injury, but he's not consistently putting up big numbers. Artest has averaged 22.4 ppg in his last seven games, and Brad Miller, who is also back playing again, had 17 rebounds last time out. When healthy, the Kings are competitive.

In a close call, we'll lay the points with Sacramento, the 2.5-point favorite in the BetUS NBA basketball betting odds.

JAY'S PLAY: SACRAMENTO

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(Charles Jay of http://www.eBookies.com is a freelance writer and handicapper who not only can make his shots from the top of the key, but also contributes with gusto to the BetUS Locker Room)