Memphis Grizzlies vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 12/26/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Sunday, December 26, 2021

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Memphis Grizzlies (19-13) are traveling to Golden 1 Center on Sunday where they will take on the Sacramento Kings (13-20).

The Grizzlies faced off with the Thunder and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 102-99 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Grizzlies finished with 21 while the Thunder finished the game with 14 fouls. They also knocked down 11 out of their 38 tries from 3-point land. Oklahoma City finished the game shooting 67.9% at the charity stripe by making 19 of 28 tries. Additionally, Oklahoma City collected 38 rebounds (9 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Oklahoma City recorded 47 dimes and had 24 steals in this contest. In terms of defending, Memphis allowed 42.9% from the floor on 36 of 84 shooting. They also doled out 24 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 51 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Grizzlies converted 10 of their 13 shots for a rate of 76.9%. Memphis wrapped up the game with a 38.6% field goal percentage (39 of 101) and buried 11 of 32 three-point attempts.

Desmond Bane is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. He walked away with 25 points on 10 out of 20 shooting. He played for 36 mins played and pulled down 7 boards. Bane went 50.0% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Memphis heads into this one with a mark of 19-13 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Memphis is collecting 47.2 boards per game and has 807 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 5th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Grizzlies are hitting 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (383 of 1,101) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 110.8 points per contest (6th in the league) while going 45.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Grizzlies are forcing their opponents into 0.5 turnovers per game and they draw 0.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 22nd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 25 surrendered so far this season. The Grizzlies defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.6% (40 of 87) and they surrender 1.4 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They relinquish 36.9% on shots from downtown and they rank 8th in the league in points per game from their opponents (3.4).

When they last played, the Kings took a loss by a final score of 105-89 against the Clippers. The Kings corralled 33 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 40 in this game. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Clippers were called for 12 fouls for this game which got the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 12 tries. They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Sacramento buried 12 out of their 38 attempts (31.6%). When all was said and done, the Kings ended up going 34 for 85 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0%. The Kings allowed the Clippers to convert 42 out of their 82 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 51.2% in this game. They wrapped up this game 29.2% from distance via 7 out of 24 and finished the contest at 14 of 16 from the free throw line (87.5%). When discussing team rebounding, Sacramento allowed Los Angeles to pull down 37 in total (6 offensive).

Tyrese Haliburton was important for the Kings for the game. He made 7 of 15 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and earned 3 rebounds. Haliburton earned 22 points in his 43 mins of playing time and tallied 13 assists for this contest.

Sacramento has a mark of 13-20 on the campaign. The Kings are committing 19.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.4 times per contest (24th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per game. Sacramento has accounted for 3,636 pts for the season (110.2 per contest) and they average 44.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Kings are hitting on 45.3% from the floor, which is 16th in the league.

The Kings are ranked 9th in the league in points allowed per game with 3.4. They have forced 0.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (26th in the league). The Sacramento defense allows 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc (12 of 33) and opponents are making 76.5% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 0.7 assists and 1.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 4th and 10th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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