Sacramento Kings vs Oklahoma City Thunder 11/12/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Friday, November 12, 2021

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports OK

Paycom Center is the location where the Oklahoma City Thunder (4-6) will try to beat the Sacramento Kings (5-7) on Friday.

The Kings took the court against the Spurs and took a loss by a final of 136-117 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Kings finished with 26 while the Spurs totaled 8 personal fouls. They also buried 18 of 32 attempts from beyond the perimeter. San Antonio ended up shooting 64.5% at the charity stripe by converting 20 of 31 shots. Furthermore, San Antonio totaled 32 rebounds (12 offensive, 20 defensive) and added 6 rejections. San Antonio earned 44 dimes and had 34 steals for this game. In relation to defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 53.3% from the floor on 49 out of 92 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists in the matchup while forcing 4 turnovers and having 4 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 44 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Kings buried 13 of 16 tries for a rate of 81.3%. Sacramento wrapped up the game having earned a 51.1% field goal percentage (47 out of 92) and knocked down 10 out of their 36 shots from beyond the perimeter.

De'Aaron Fox is one player who was a contributor for the game. Fox shot 58.3% from the floor and distributed 6 dimes. He played 35 mins played and also collected 2 rebounds. He scored 37 points on 14 of 24 shooting.

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Sacramento will enter this contest with a mark of 5-7 for the season. They currently have an average of 110.9 points per game (6th in the league) while going 46.0% from the field. The Kings are hitting 34.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (145 of 423) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Sacramento is snagging 44.8 boards per contest and has 275 assists so far this season, which ranks 12th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.6 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Kings have forced 13.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 20th in the league in allowing assists with 276 relinquished this season. The Kings are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.4% (502 of 1,105) and they relinquish 46.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 34.3% from beyond the arc and they are 26th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (111.5).

In their last game, the Thunder went home victorious with a score of 108-100 when they faced the Pelicans. The Thunder were able to pull down 43 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 56 for this contest. They turned it over 18 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. The Pelicans were called for 9 fouls in the matchup which took the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 30 shots. They were able to convert 24 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Oklahoma City knocked down 10 of 34 attempts (29.4%). Overall, the Thunder went 37 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.5%. The Thunder allowed the Pelicans to knock down 34 of 97 tries from the field which had them shooting 35.1% in this contest. They finished 25.7% from three-point range by connecting on 9 out of 35 and finished the game at 23 of 32 from the free throw line (71.9%). When discussing rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted New Orleans to grab 31 overall (19 on the offensive glass).

Luguentz Dort ended up being a factor for the Thunder for the matchup. Dort had 27 points in his 34 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for this game. He made 8 out of 13 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 5 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss record of 4-6 this season. As an offense, the Thunder are connecting on 41.0% from the field, which ranks them 29th in basketball. Oklahoma City has totaled 991 pts for the year (99.1 per game) and they pull in 47.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 20.3 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 15.6 times per contest. The Thunder are committing 16.6 fouls per game and they go 75.0% from the free throw line.

The Oklahoma City defense allows 34.4% on 3-point shots (136 of 395) and opponents are making 76.5% of their foul shots. They have allowed 25.4 assists and 49.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is 23rd and 29th in the league. The Thunder defensively are ranked 13th in the league in points allowed per game with 106.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (7th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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