San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 2/22/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024
Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA
TV: NBC Sports California
Odds/Point Spread: San Antonio (+12)
Golden 1 Center is the location where the Sacramento Kings (31-23) will try to beat the San Antonio Spurs (11-44) on Thursday. San Antonio opens this contest as 12-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 244.5.
The Spurs played the Mavericks and took a loss by a final of 116-93 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Spurs ended up finishing with 9 and the Mavericks totaled 14 personal fouls. They made 11 out of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. Dallas finished 70.0% from the charity stripe by burying 7 of 10 tries. In addition, Dallas snagged 55 rebounds (8 offensive, 47 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Dallas earned 28 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. When it comes to defending, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 53.3% from the floor on 49 of 92 shooting. They also dished out 29 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 44 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Spurs converted 11 of 15 tries for a rate of 73.3%. San Antonio ended having earned a 36.0% field goal percentage (36 out of 100) and made 10 out of their 40 3-point shots.
Victor Wembanyama is one guy who was a factor for the game. He recorded 26 points on 10 out of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins played and also grabbed 9 boards. Wembanyama finished the game shooting 47.6% from the field and also recorded 5 dimes.
San Antonio comes into this matchup with a record of 11-44 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.9 personal fouls every game. As a unit, San Antonio is pulling down 43.2 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,612 assists for the year, which has them ranked 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Spurs are connecting on 33.9% from downtown (680 of 2,005) and 78.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 111.8 points per game (24th in the league) while connecting on 45.9% from the floor.
On the defensive end, the Spurs are forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 25th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,553 conceded for the year. The Spurs are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 49.1% (2,471 of 5,031) and they relinquish 46.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are surrendering 38.5% from beyond the arc and they rank 25th in the NBA in PPG allowed (120.4).
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Kings got the victory with a final of 102-98 against the Nuggets. The Kings recorded 38 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 48 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Nuggets committed 18 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They were able to bury 15 of them for a rate of 78.9%. In relation to three-point attempts, Sacramento buried 9 out of 33 attempts (27.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Kings walked away from this one shooting 39 out of 89 from the field which had them shooting 43.8%. The Kings allowed the Nuggets to convert 35 out of 89 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3% for this contest. They finished 34.6% from downtown by going 9 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 22 from the free throw line (86.4%). When talking about team rebounding, Sacramento permitted Denver to grab 45 in all (12 offensive).
De'Aaron Fox ended up having an impact for the Kings in the matchup. Fox scored 30 points in his 43 minutes of playing time and had 8 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 12 of 26 in the game for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and had 8 rebounds.
Sacramento has a mark of 31-23 for the campaign. As an offense, the Kings are connecting on 48.2% from the field, which is 11th in the NBA. Sacramento has scored 6,394 points so far this year (118.4 per contest) and they grab 43.3 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 28.6 times per game (5th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.5 times per game. The Kings are committing 20.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.2% from the free throw line.
The Sacramento defense concedes 39.7% on 3-pointers (730 of 1,837) and their opponents are knocking down 80.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 27.7 dimes and 42.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 22nd and 11th in basketball. The Kings are ranked 21st in basketball in PPG allowed with 117.9. They are able to force 13.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.7% from the field (22nd in the league).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (-12)
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