Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 3/11/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns
Date: Saturday, March 11, 2023
Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ
TV: Bally Sports Arizona
Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+3)
The Phoenix Suns will try to beat the Sacramento Kings at Footprint Center on Saturday. Phoenix opens as 3-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 230.
The Kings faced the Knicks and earned the victory with a final of 122-117 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 21 and the Knicks finished the game with 25 personal fouls. They converted 13 of their 50 tries from beyond the arc. New York shot 64.5% when shooting free throws by making 20 of their 31 tries. Additionally, New York snagged 58 rebounds (23 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 3 blocks. New York doled out 27 assists and had 8 steals in this game. When it comes to the defense, Sacramento allowed their opponent to shoot 41.6% from the floor on 42 of 101 shooting. They also recorded 28 dimes for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they earned 42 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Kings converted 24 of their 32 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Sacramento finished having earned a 52.4% FG percentage (44 out of 84) and buried 10 out of their 32 shots from distance.
Domantas Sabonis is one player who was a factor for this game. Sabonis finished the contest at 60.0% from the floor and also distributed 10 dimes. He played for 37 minutes played and snagged 13 boards. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.
Sacramento comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 39-26 this season. They average 121.1 pts per contest (1st in the NBA) while shooting 50.0% from the field. The Kings are shooting 36.9% on shots from downtown (870 of 2,358) and 79.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Sacramento is pulling down 42.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,771 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 5th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.8 fouls per game.
On the defensive end, the Kings are forcing 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.2 fouls. They are surrendering 37.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 27th in the league in points per game allowed (118.3). The Kings defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 49.5% (2,863 of 5,788) and they surrender 41.8 boards per contest as a squad. They are 21st in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,708 surrendered for the year.
When they last stepped on the court, the Suns got the victory with a final of 132-101 when they faced the Thunder. With respect to rebounding, Phoenix allowed Oklahoma City to pull down 37 overall (7 offensive). They went 34.9% from 3-point land by shooting 15 of 43 and finished the contest at 20 out of 21 at the charity stripe (95.2%). The Suns allowed the Thunder to bury 33 out of 88 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Suns shot 49 out of 94 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.1%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Phoenix knocked down 20 out of their 43 attempts (46.5%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 87.5%. The Thunder had 13 fouls for the matchup which got the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They also coughed it up 14 times, while recording 10 steals for this contest. The Suns pulled down 40 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 54 for the game.
Devin Booker was important for the Suns for the matchup. He made 17 of 23 in this contest for a rate of 73.9%, and tallied 3 rebounds. Booker tallied 44 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in this game.
Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 37-29 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Suns are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in basketball. Phoenix has earned 7,478 points for the campaign (113.3 per contest) and they snag 44.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.2 times per game (4th in the league) and they turn it over 14.0 times per contest. The Suns commit 21.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.2% from the free throw line.
The Suns on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the league in PPG given up with 110.9. They are forcing 14.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the field (5th in basketball). The Phoenix defense gives up 35.7% on 3-point shots (757 of 2,121) and opponents are converting on 79.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 23.3 dimes and 42.7 boards every game, which is ranked 5th and 12th in the league.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix (-3)
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