Washington Wizards vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 12/18/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Washington Wizards vs Sacramento Kings
Date: Monday, December 18, 2023
Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA
TV: NBC Sports California
Golden 1 Center is the location where the Sacramento Kings (15-9) will try to beat the Washington Wizards (4-20) on Monday.
The Wizards took the court against the Pacers and earned the victory with a final of 137-123 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Wizards walked away with 18 and the Pacers totaled 25 personal fouls. They also converted 15 out of their 40 shots from three-point range. Indiana walked away from this one shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of 16 shots. Additionally, Indiana snagged 41 rebounds (13 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. Indiana totaled 35 assists and had 7 steals for the game. Regarding defending, Washington let their opponent shoot 44.9% from the floor on 48 of 107 shooting. They also recorded 36 assists in the game in addition to creating 15 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 47 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Wizards converted 20 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Washington ended the contest having earned a 56.5% FG percentage (52 of 92) and converted 13 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc.
Kyle Kuzma is a guy who played a role in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 31 points on 11 out of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes and also snagged 5 boards. Kuzma finished the contest at 47.8% from the field and recorded 4 dimes.
Washington will play this game with a win-loss mark of 4-20 for the campaign. They are averaging 116.8 pts per game (9th in the league) while going 48.6% from the floor. The Wizards are connecting on 35.5% on three-point attempts (290 of 816) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is collecting 39.1 boards per game and has totaled 670 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 11th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 14.3 times per game and as a team they commit 19.8 fouls per contest.
Defensively, the Wizards have forced 14.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 30th in the NBA in PPG allowed (126.8). The Wizards defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 50.3% (1,142 of 2,271) and they surrender 49.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 27th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 723 conceded on the year.
In their last game, the Kings took home the win by a final score of 125-104 against the Jazz. In regard to rebounding, Sacramento permitted Utah to collect 37 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 32.4% from downtown by connecting on 12 of 37 and finished the contest at 16 of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). The Kings allowed the Jazz to convert 38 of 86 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2% in the matchup. Overall, the Kings ended up going 46 out of 85 from the floor which had them shooting 54.1%. In terms of shooting from distance, Sacramento knocked down 22 of 45 attempts (48.9%). They were able to bury 11 of them for a rate of 73.3%. The Jazz committed 12 personal fouls in this game which got the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Kings were able to corral 37 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for the contest.
Keegan Murray pitched in for the Kings for this contest. Murray scored 47 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for the matchup. He made 16 of 23 in the matchup for a rate of 69.6%, and had 8 rebounds.
Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 15-9 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Kings are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which ranks 21st in the league. Sacramento has accumulated 2,811 points for the season (117.1 per contest) and they snag 43.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 28.3 times per contest (5th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per contest. The Kings are committing 20.8 fouls per contest and they hit 74.3% from the free throw line.
The Sacramento defense allows 37.4% on 3-point attempts (287 of 768) and opponents are converting on 80.0% of their foul shots. They have given up 27.1 assists and 43.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 22nd and 14th in basketball. The Kings are ranked 21st in the league in points given up per game with 116.6. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.7% from the field (25th in the league).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington
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