Kings vs. Knicks Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets

A pair of the league’s best scorers take the court when De’Aaron Fox (eighth, 27.0 PPG) and the Sacramento Kings (38-27) host Jalen Brunson (seventh, 27.2 PPG) and the New York Knicks (39-27) on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET on NBCS. The Kings are 3.5-point favorites. The matchup has an over/under of 217.5.

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Kings and Knicks Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

In games they have played as at least 3.5-point favorites this season, the Kings are 11-15 against the spread.

The Knicks have a 5-11-2 record against the spread this season when an underdog by 3.5 points or more.

These two teams average a combined 230.6 points per game, 13.1 more points than the total of 217.5 set for this game.

Sacramento and New York have seen its opponents average a combined 8.0 more points per game than the point total of 217.5 set in this outing.

The average point total in Kings games this season is 18.3 more points than the over/under of 217.5 in this matchup.

New York’s games this year have averaged a total of 220.2 points, 2.7 more than the point total in this matchup.

Sacramento has a 33-31-1 record against the spread this season.

The Knicks have a 33-30-3 record against the spread this year.

Kings Stats & Insights

The Kings have a +67 scoring differential, putting up 118.4 points per game (seventh in the league) and giving up 117.4 (21st in the NBA).

The Kings win the rebound battle by 1.4 boards on average. They collect 43.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 15th in the league, while their opponents grab 42.1 per outing.

Sacramento makes 14.4 three-pointers per game (fourth-most in the league) while shooting 37.0% from beyond the arc (13th in the NBA). It is making 1.1 more threes per contest than its opponents, who drain 13.3 per game while shooting 39.5%.

The Kings rank 11th in the NBA with 118.5 points scored per 100 possessions, and 20th in the league defensively with 117.5 points conceded per 100 possessions.

The Kings have scored at a much higher rate in home games than on the road in the 2023-24 season (121.1 at home versus 116.0 on the road), but have also allowed more points in home games than on the road (119.3 opponent points per home game versus 115.7 on the road).

Knicks Stats & Insights

The Knicks have a +268 scoring differential, topping opponents by 4.1 points per game. They’re putting up 112.2 points per game, 21st in the league, and are giving up 108.1 per contest to rank second in the NBA.

New York comes out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 5.2 boards. It records 45.8 rebounds per game (fifth in league) compared to its opponents’ 40.6.

The Knicks make 13.0 three-pointers per game (13th in the league), while their opponents have made 12.7 on average.

The Knicks average 118.2 points per 100 possessions on offense (13th in league), and give up 113.9 points per 100 possessions (eighth in NBA).

New York scores 110.5 points per game at home, and 114.0 on the road.

Kings Key Players to Watch

The Kings get 20.1 points, 13.6 rebounds and 8.4 assists from Domantas Sabonis.

Fox averages 27.0 points per game to go with 4.3 rebounds and 5.6 assists.

Fox leads active Kings in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.7 shots per game from beyond the arc.

Fox averages 1.9 takeaways per game, while Keegan Murray collects 0.7 rejections per contest.

Knicks Key Players to Watch

The Knicks go-to guy, Brunson, leads active Knicks players in both scoring (27.2 points per game) and assists (6.5 assists per game).

This season, Josh Hart has a statline of 9.1 points, 3.6 assists and 8.0 rebounds per game.

Donte DiVincenzo makes 3.2 treys per game.

The Knicks’ defensive effort gets a lift from DiVincenzo (1.3 steals per game) and Isaiah Hartenstein (1.1 blocks per game).

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