After winning eight of their previous nine games, the Kings have lost two in a row. Most recently they were smacked Saturday by the Knicks, 143-120. Sacramento has allowed 275 points in the two losses. The Nets have lost six straight and have dropped to 12 th in the Eastern Conference. They own the sixth-worst record in the NBA.

Noah Clowney's recent surge in minutes has also led to more threes for the talented big. Look for the Nets forward to expose the Kings' lackluster perimeter defense in Brooklyn tonight, per our NBA betting picks.

Nic Claxton and the Brooklyn Nets (14-32) play the Sacramento Kings (23-22) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Monday, January 27 at 7:30 PM ET.The Kings are coming off of a 143-120 loss

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The Knicks are 11-point favorites Tuesday, although the Nets do have a rest advantage having played Sunday before a break on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Tom Thibodeau’s group is just 2-3 in the second half of back-to-backs, with both wins coming against the 6-35 Wizards and one of those games requiring overtime.

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YES Network; WFAN Radio The game: Brooklyn won the first game in November, Jordi Fernandez’s homecoming. This is the last meeting between the two teams this season. Since the last time we saw Sacramento,