Kings vs. Trail Blazers Prediction, Odds and Best NBA Prop Bets for Sunday, April 12

Could the Portland Trail Blazers complete a strong finish to the regular season and earn the No. 8 seed in the West ahead of the play-in tournament?

Friday’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers gave the Blazers the inside track to the No. 8 spot, as they only need to beat the Sacramento Kings on Sunday to clinch the spot. Getting the No. 8 seed would give Portland two chances to win one playoff game to finish in the No. 7 or No. 8 spot in the standings.

Meanwhile, the Kings are coming off a win against the Golden State Warriors – a bad sign for their tanking efforts this season. Sacramento is 22-59 and is now ahead of the Utah Jazz in the western Conference standings.

Portland is 10-5 in its last 15 games, posting the seventh-best net rating in the NBA during that stretch. It’s favored to close out the season strong on April 12, but should we bet on it?

Let’s take a look at the betting odds, a player prop to consider and my prediction for this Western Conference clash.

Kings vs. Trail Blazers Odds, Spread and Total

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook

Spread

Kings +16.5 (-110)
Blazers -16.5 (-110)

Moneyline

Kings: +850
Blazers: -1450

Total

227.5 (Over -112/Under -108)

Kings vs. Trail Blazers How to Watch

Date: Sunday, April 12
Time: 8:30 p.m. EST
Venue: Moda Center
How to Watch (TV): BlazerVision, NBC Sports California
Kings record: 22-59
Blazers record: 41-40

Kings vs. Trail Blazers Injury Reports

Kings Injury Report

Russell Westbrook – out
Isaiah Stevens – out
Domantas Sabonis – out
Zach LaVine – out
Keegan Murray – out
Malik Monk – out
De’Andre Hunter – out
Drew Eubanks – out
DeMar DeRozan – out

Blazers Injury Report

Jerami Grant – out
Damian Lillard – out
Vit Krejci – questionable
Matisse Thybulle – probable

Kings vs. Trail Blazers Best NBA Prop Bets

Blazers Best NBA Prop Bet

Donovan Clingan 12+ Rebounds (-146)

The Kings have not been a great rebounding team this season with Domantas Sabonis (knee) out for the season, ranking 25th in the league in rebound percentage.

Donovan Clingan has been one of the best second-year players in the league, averaging 11.6 rebounds per game while turning into a cornerstone on this Portland team. In his last two games against the Kings, Clingan has 17 and 14 rebounds, giving him a pretty solid floor when it comes to this prop.

Since the All-Star break, Clingan is averaging 11.9 rebounds across 24 games.

Kings vs. Trail Blazers Prediction and Pick

The Kings – despite being way out of playoff contention – have actually won four of their last six games, hurting their chances of landing a top pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.

So, I don’t love the idea of laying 16.5 points with the Blazers, even though they can lock up the No. 8 seed with a win.

Portland and Sacramento have both hit the OVER in the majority of their games, playing two games this season that finished with 227 or more points. The Kings are down a ton of rotational pieces, but that hasn’t stopped them from knocking off Golden State, Toronto and New Orleans in recent games.

Even though the Portland offense isn’t one of the best in the league, the team does rank ninth in pace, which can lead to some higher-scoring games. I’ll take the OVER with the Blazers facing a bottom-10 defense on April 12.

Pick: OVER 227.5 (-112 at DraftKings)

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