San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 12/19/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Sunday, December 19, 2021

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The San Antonio Spurs (11-17) are traveling to Golden 1 Center on Sunday where they will play the Sacramento Kings (12-18).

The Spurs played the Jazz and earned the victory with a final of 128-126 in their last contest. San Antonio ended the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (50 of 100) and knocked down 15 out of their 41 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Spurs made 13 of 18 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 43 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 27 assists in this contest as well as creating 6 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Pertaining to defense, San Antonio allowed 49.5% from the field on 46 of 93 shooting. Utah recorded 50 dimes and had 26 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Utah grabbed 37 boards (13 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Utah finished the contest at 80.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of their 26 shots. They converted 13 of their 37 tries from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Spurs finished with 18 while the Jazz accumulated 12 personal fouls.

Keldon Johnson is one player who was a major factor for this game. Johnson shot 76.9% from the field and totaled 2 dimes. He was on the court for 31 minutes and also grabbed 8 rebounds. He walked away with 24 points on 10 of 13 shooting.

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San Antonio steps onto the hardwood with a record of 11-17 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.8 personal fouls per contest. As a team, San Antonio is snagging 45.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 783 assists on the season, which ranks 3rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Spurs are connecting on 35.0% on three-point shots (291 of 831) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. They average 109.5 points per outing (11th in basketball) on 46.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Spurs are able to force 14.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 14th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 685 conceded this year. The Spurs are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.4% (1,172 of 2,527) and they concede 46.2 boards per contest as a squad. They relinquish 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 24th in the league in points per game allowed (110.1).

When they last played, the Kings walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 124-105 when they played the Grizzlies. The Kings pulled down 35 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for the contest. They turned the ball over 18 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Grizzlies were called for 11 personal fouls in this game which got the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 26 shots. They were able to make 20 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.9%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Sacramento converted 13 out of their 35 attempts (37.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Kings walked away from this one shooting 36 out of 88 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.9%. The Kings permitted the Grizzlies to knock down 45 of 97 tries from the field which had them shooting 46.4% in the game. They went 54.2% from beyond the arc by hitting 13 out of 24 and finished the game at 21 of 27 from the free throw line (77.8%). When talking about attacking the glass, Sacramento allowed Memphis to collect 38 in all (12 offensive).

Tyrese Haliburton pitched in for the Kings for this contest. Haliburton racked up 21 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 10 assists for this contest. He buried 9 of 16 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and added 6 rebounds.

Sacramento has a record of 12-18 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Kings are shooting 45.3% from the floor, which is ranked 18th in the league. Sacramento has accumulated 3,328 points on the season (110.9 per contest) and they collect 45.2 boards per game. They are getting an assist 22.3 times per game (25th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.2 times per game. The Kings commit 19.9 personal fouls per game and they hit 75.1% from the free throw line.

The Kings defensively are ranked 29th in the NBA in PPG given up with 114.4. They are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (24th in the NBA). The Sacramento defense allows 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (356 of 1,019) and their opposition makes 75.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 23.9 assists and 46.9 total boards per game, which is ranked 15th and 26th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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