Sacramento Kings vs San Antonio Spurs 11/10/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets, Tips and Prediction
Game: Sacramento Kings vs San Antonio Spurs
Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX
TV: NBC Sports California
The San Antonio Spurs (3-7) host the Sacramento Kings (5-6) at AT&T Center on Wednesday.
The Kings stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 109-104 in their last contest. Sacramento finished with a 45.1% field goal percentage (37 out of 82) and made 10 of 24 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Kings converted 20 of 26 shots for a rate of 76.9%. Regarding getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 46 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 18 assists in this game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to defense, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 47.3% from the field on 44 out of 93 shooting. Phoenix distributed 38 assists and had 28 steals in this matchup. In addition, Phoenix snagged 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Phoenix walked away from this one shooting 81.8% when shooting free throws by making 9 of 11 tries. They buried 12 out of their 30 tries from three-point range. In relation to fouls, the Kings ended up with 18 and the Suns totaled 14 fouls.
Harrison Barnes is one guy who was a contributor for this game. Barnes shot 77.8% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He played 36 minutes played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 7 of 9 shooting.
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Sacramento will enter this contest with a record of 5-6 so far this year. They have an average of 110.4 points per outing (6th in the NBA) while shooting 45.5% from the field. The Kings are hitting 34.9% on 3-point shots (135 of 387) and 79.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is snagging 44.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 255 dimes so far this year, which is 9th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.2 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.1 fouls per contest.
On the defensive end of the court, the Kings have forced 13.6 turnovers every game and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 21st in the NBA in points per game allowed (109.3). The Kings defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.7% (453 of 1,013) and they concede 46.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 17th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 242 surrendered this year.
The last time they took the court, the Spurs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 99-94 against the Thunder. With respect to cleaning the glass, San Antonio permitted Oklahoma City to get 42 in total (15 on the offensive side). They shot 28.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 12 out of 42 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 20 at the free throw line (85.0%). The Spurs permitted the Thunder to bury 35 out of their 94 tries from the floor which had them shooting 37.2% in this matchup. In all, the Spurs ended up shooting 41 out of 100 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.0%. Concerning shots from downtown, San Antonio buried 6 of their 30 attempts (20.0%). They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. The Thunder earned 13 fouls in this game which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for 9 attempts. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Spurs earned 35 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 46 for the game.
Keldon Johnson was important for the Spurs for this contest. Johnson accumulated 22 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the matchup. He buried 9 of 16 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and had 6 rebounds.
San Antonio has a mark of 3-7 on the year. The Spurs commit 17.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 27.8 times per contest (2nd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per game. San Antonio has totaled 1,074 pts this year (107.4 per game) and they snag 44.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Spurs are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which ranks 9th in the league.
The San Antonio defense gives up 32.8% on 3-point shots (119 of 363) and their opponents are making 72.6% of their foul shots. They have allowed 22.4 assists and 47.7 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 13th and 24th in the NBA. The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 13th in the NBA in points given up per game with 107.0. They are able to force 17.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (23rd in the NBA).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento
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