The set-up: Two hungry teams collide on Thursday night and in my opinion, points are going to be plentiful. The Kings come in confident after their 115-107 home win over the Blazers on Monday. Charlotte also comes in ready to go after its 108-93 road win over the Spurs on Monday. Charlotte plays with the added incentive of revenge as well here after falling 104-97 in Sacramento just last week. From a situational stand point, this one definitely sets up as a higher-scoring shootout in my opinion.

The pick: Take it for what you will as well though, but Sacramento has seen the total go "over" the number in 23 of its last 33 as an underdog and in 13 of its last 11 as a road underdog, while Charlotte has seen the total go "over" in six of eight already this year when playing with two days of rest.

8* Over