San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 4/2/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings
Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023
Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA
TV: NBC Sports California
The San Antonio Spurs are hitting the road to Golden 1 Center on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Sacramento Kings.
The Spurs faced the Jazz and took a loss by a score of 128-117 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Spurs walked away with 16 while the Jazz had 17 fouls. They knocked down 12 out of their 31 tries from long range. Utah finished the contest at 90.0% from the free throw line by burying 18 of their 20 shots. In addition, Utah totaled 45 rebounds (8 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Utah earned 28 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. With respect to defense, San Antonio allowed the other team to shoot 54.4% from the floor on 49 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 31 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 39 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Spurs buried 17 of 21 shots for a rate of 81.0%. San Antonio ended the game with a 47.4% FG percentage (45 out of 95) and made 10 out of their 35 shots from beyond the arc.
Malaki Branham is one guy who came through for the matchup. He totaled 21 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 27 minutes and also snagged 2 rebounds. Branham finished shooting 58.3% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes.
San Antonio will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 19-57 so far this year. They have an average of 112.1 points per game (25th in basketball) on 46.5% from the field. The Spurs are shooting 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc (832 of 2,426) and 73.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Antonio is collecting 43.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 2,055 assists for the campaign, which is 6th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.4 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.1 fouls per game.
When they are on defense, the Spurs are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 fouls. They are ranked 27th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,008 relinquished on the season. The Spurs defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 50.8% (3,488 of 6,870) and they relinquish 44.9 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 39.3% on three-point shots and they rank 30th in basketball in points per game allowed (122.6).
When they last stepped on the court, the Kings took home the win by a final score of 120-80 against the Trail Blazers. The Kings were able to snag 49 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 59 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 9 steals in this game. The Trail Blazers earned 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. When it comes to three-point shots, Sacramento made 18 out of their 48 tries (37.5%). Overall, the Kings finished 42 for 92 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.7%. The Kings permitted the Trail Blazers to knock down 30 out of 93 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.3% in this contest. They shot 23.1% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 39 and ended up going 11 out of 12 from the charity stripe (91.7%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Sacramento permitted Portland to get 45 in total (8 offensive).
Malik Monk pitched in for the Kings in the game. He knocked down 6 of 12 for the contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. Monk recorded 19 points in his 22 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 6 assists in this contest.
Sacramento has a record of 46-30 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Kings are connecting on 49.6% from the floor, which ranks them 2nd in basketball. Sacramento has tallied 9,194 points this season (121.0 per contest) and they collect 42.4 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 27.1 times per game (4th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per game. The Kings are responsible for committing 19.7 fouls per game and they go 79.4% from the free throw line.
The Sacramento defense allows 37.0% on 3-pointers (940 of 2,540) and opponents are making 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They allow 26.6 assists and 42.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 30th and 8th in the NBA. The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 26th in the league in PPG given up with 118.0. They are able to force 13.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 49.2% from the field (29th in the league).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Antonio
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