*10* SIDE OF THE MONTH on the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Sacramento Kings will visit the Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena Sunday night. The visitors have just one win over their last five and suffered a 120-113 defeat at Houston last night. The Thunder meanwhile have been off since a 97-95 defeat to Miami Thursday, and I like the hosts to win and cover tonight.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Home Cookin' - The Thunder have won six of their last eight at home, outscoring opponents by an average margin of 12.5 points in the wins. The Kings are allowing a league-high 109.3 points per game on the road.

2. Kevin Durant - The 27 year old forward leads Oklahoma City with 28.2 points per game this season and has been shooting 53.3% from the field in his last five games since returning from a hamstring injury. He's made 16 of his last 34 attempts from behind the arc.

3. X-Factor - Sacramento's DeMarcus Cousins has just a total of 30 points over his last two games and he's averaging 13.4 points and 8.1 boards over the last seven in Oklahoma City.

Selection: This is a play on the Oklahoma City Thunder (10*)