Two of the top four teams in the Western Conference square off on Friday in Sacramento when the Dallas Mavericks (30-26) face the Kings (31-23). The Mavericks will play in the fourth game of a five-game road trip and the first of back-to-back games. Meanwhile, the Kings are back at home after a seven-game road swing in which they capped with consecutive wins against the Houston Rockets.

Tip-off from the Golden 1 Center, where the Kings are 16-11 this season, is set for 10 p.m. ET. Sacramento is favored by 2 points in the latest Kings vs. Mavericks odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over/under is set at 234.5. Before you make any Mavericks vs. Kings picks and predictions, you HAVE to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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