Kings vs. Pacers Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets
The Sacramento Kings (23-17) will try to stop a three-game winning streak when they host the Indiana Pacers (23-17) on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at Golden 1 Center as 8-point favorites. The matchup airs at 10:00 PM ET on NBCS. The matchup has a point total of 245.
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Kings and Pacers Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
The Kings are 4-4 against the spread when favored by 8 points or more this season.
The Pacers are 2-2 against the spread when an underdog by 8 points or more this season.
The Kings and the Pacers combine to average 1.2 fewer points per game than the total of 245 set for this game.
Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 241.3 points per game, 3.7 fewer than the point total in this game.
The average point total for Kings games this year is 9.0 fewer points than the total of 245 in this matchup.
The average over/under for Indiana’s games this year is 4.1 more points than the point total of 245 for this outing.
Sacramento is 22-18-0 against the spread this season.
So far this year, the Pacers have compiled a 23-16-1 record against the spread.
Kings Stats & Insights
The Kings have a +16 scoring differential, putting up 118.2 points per game (eighth in the league) and allowing 117.8 (21st in the NBA).
The 43.7 rebounds per game the Kings average rank 15th in the league. Their opponents record 43.1 per contest.
Sacramento knocks down 15.1 three-pointers per game (third-most in the league), 1.7 more than its opponents (13.4). It is shooting 37.1% from deep (13th in the NBA) while allowing opponents to shoot 39.2%.
The Kings’ 117.8 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 14th in the NBA, and the 117.4 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 17th in the league.
The Kings have scored at a much higher rate in home games than away from home in the 2023-24 season (121.3 at home versus 115.1 on the road), but have also given up more points in home games than away from home (121.4 opponent points per home game versus 114.2 on the road).
Pacers Stats & Insights
The Pacers outscore opponents by 2.1 points per game (posting 125.6 points per game, first in league, and giving up 123.5 per contest, 28th in NBA) and have a +86 scoring differential.
Indiana is 29th in the NBA at 40.8 rebounds per game. That’s 2.0 fewer than the 42.8 its opponents average.
The Pacers knock down 14.2 three-pointers per game (sixth-most in the league), 3.3 more than their opponents.
The Pacers’ 122.9 points per 100 possessions on offense rank first in the NBA, and the 120.8 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 26th in the league.
Indiana is putting up more points at home (127.6 per game) than on the road (123.4).
Kings Key Players to Watch
Domantas Sabonis has a statline of 20.0 points, 12.6 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game.
De’Aaron Fox averages 27.9 points per game to go with 4.1 rebounds and 5.8 assists.
Fox leads active Kings in three-point shooting, making an average of 3.3 shots per game from beyond the arc.
Fox picks up 1.6 takeaways per game, and Malik Monk collects 0.7 rejections per contest.
Pacers Key Players to Watch
Myles Turner is at the top of the Pacers scoring and rebounding leaderboards with 16.9 points per game and 7.1 rebounds per game to go with 1.3 assists per contest this season.
The Pacers have gotten 8.0 points, 5.5 assists and 2.9 rebounds out of T.J. McConnell this season.
Buddy Hield averages 2.8 made threes per game.
The Pacers’ defensive effort gets a lift from Aaron Nesmith (1.2 steals per game) and Turner (1.9 blocks per game).
Under (245)
Kings 122 – Pacers 120
