Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/10/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Houston Rockets vs Sacramento Kings
Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024
Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA
TV: NBC Sports California
The Sacramento Kings (36-26) will take on the Houston Rockets (27-35) at Golden 1 Center on Sunday.
The Rockets faced off with the Clippers and took a loss by a final of 122-116 in their last game. Houston finished with a 47.9% field goal percentage (45 of 94) and converted 16 out of their 37 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 10 of 17 attempts for a rate of 58.8%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 33 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to defense, Houston let their opponent shoot 55.0% from the floor on 44 out of 80 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 19 assists and had 5 steals in this game. Additionally, Los Angeles pulled down 41 rebounds (8 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Los Angeles finished 84.6% from the charity stripe by burying 22 of 26 attempts. They converted 12 out of their 29 tries from long range. In the matter of fouls, the Rockets ended up with 21 and the Clippers finished the game with 17 fouls.
Alperen Sengun is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. Sengun finished the contest at 52.6% from the floor and also dished out 14 assists. He played 42 minutes and also collected 19 boards. He notched 23 points on 10 out of 19 shooting.
Houston will play this contest with a mark of 27-35 this year. They cough up possession 13.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 21.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Houston is collecting 46.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,529 assists on the year, which has them ranked 28th in the league in terms of passing. The Rockets are shooting 34.8% on 3-point shots (755 of 2,169) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 112.9 pts per contest (21st in the NBA) while connecting on 45.6% from the floor.
Defensively, the Rockets are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game and they draw 19.9 fouls. They concede 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 11th in the league in points per game allowed (112.9). The Rockets are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.1% (2,515 of 5,455) and they surrender 44.9 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 2nd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,513 surrendered on the season.
The last time they took the hardwood, the Kings got the win with a final of 131-129 when they faced the Spurs. The Kings were able to collect 32 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Spurs earned 20 personal fouls in this game which took the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to convert 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 94.4%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Sacramento made 10 of their 32 tries (31.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Kings shot 52 out of 102 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.0%. The Kings permitted the Spurs to convert 46 of 91 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 50.5% for this contest. They finished shooting 47.1% from downtown by connecting on 16 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 21 at the charity stripe (100.0%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Sacramento permitted San Antonio to pull down 37 in all (9 on the offensive side).
De'Aaron Fox was important for the Kings for this game. He knocked down 14 of 32 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and tallied 5 rebounds. Fox scored 33 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes in this contest.
Sacramento has a win-loss record of 36-26 on the season. As an offense, the Kings are shooting 48.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 11th in the league. Sacramento has accounted for 7,344 points on the campaign (118.5 per game) and they average 43.4 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 28.8 times per game (6th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. The Kings are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.3% from the charity stripe.
The Sacramento defense concedes 39.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (829 of 2,083) and opponents are connecting on 81.0% of their foul shots. They concede 28.0 assists and 42.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 23rd and 8th in basketball. The Kings on defense are ranked 23rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 118.0. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 49.0% from the field (23rd in basketball).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston
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