Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 12/20/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Monday, December 20, 2021

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Sacramento Kings (12-18) are en route to Chase Center on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Golden State Warriors (24-6).

The Kings took the court against the Grizzlies and took a loss by a score of 124-105 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Kings walked away with 20 and the Grizzlies finished the game with 11 personal fouls. They also converted 13 of 24 shots from distance. Memphis finished 77.8% at the free throw line by making 21 of their 27 shots. Additionally, Memphis grabbed 38 rebounds (12 offensive, 26 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Memphis doled out 50 assists and had 25 steals in this contest. In the matter of defense, Sacramento allowed their opponent to shoot 46.4% from the floor on 45 out of 97 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 45 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Kings knocked down 20 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Sacramento walked away from the contest with a 40.9% FG percentage (36 of 88) and buried 13 out of their 35 shots from beyond the arc.

Tyrese Haliburton is one player who was a factor for this game. He ended up with 21 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and also snagged 6 boards. Haliburton finished shooting 56.3% from the floor and distributed 10 assists.

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Sacramento enters this matchup with a mark of 12-18 this year. They turn the ball over 14.2 times per game and as a team are committing 19.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 45.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 669 assists so far this season, which is 22nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Kings are connecting on 33.0% on three-point shots (347 of 1,053) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 110.9 pts per contest (7th in basketball) while connecting on 45.3% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 19th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 717 relinquished on the year. The Kings defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.5% (1,293 of 2,779) and they relinquish 46.9 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 34.9% on three-point shots and they are 29th in the league in PPG allowed (114.4).

The last time they took the court, the Warriors went home defeated by a final of 119-100 when they played the Raptors. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Golden State permitted Toronto to pull down 29 overall (12 offensive). They finished 36.8% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 14 out of 38 and finished the contest at 15 out of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). The Warriors permitted the Raptors to make 45 of 90 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 50.0% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Warriors finished 37 out of 79 from the floor which had them at 46.8%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Golden State converted 11 of 36 tries (30.6%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 71.4%. The Raptors were called for 10 fouls for this game which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They also coughed it up 20 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The Warriors were able to snag 36 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 for the game.

Jonathan Kuminga ended up being important for the Warriors in the game. He made 9 out of 15 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound. Kuminga totaled 26 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 2 assists for this contest.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 24-6 for the season. The Warriors have committed 20.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 75.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 28.0 times per game (1st in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 16.1 times per contest. Golden State has totaled 3,342 points so far this season (111.4 per contest) and they grab 46.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Warriors are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks 3rd in the league.

The Warriors are ranked 1st in basketball in PPG allowed with 101.1. They have forced 15.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (1st in the league). The Golden State defense allows 32.6% from downtown (356 of 1,093) and their opposition makes 74.2% of their free throw attempts. They allow 21.4 dimes and 41.5 boards per contest, which is ranked 2nd and 3rd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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