Atlanta Hawks vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 1/5/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Golden 1 Center is the site where the Sacramento Kings (16-22) will compete against the Atlanta Hawks (16-20) on Wednesday.

The Hawks faced off with the Trail Blazers and went home with a loss by a final score of 136-131 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Hawks walked away with 24 and the Trail Blazers totaled 9 fouls. They made 18 out of their 41 tries from beyond the arc. Portland went 85.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 24 of their 28 shots. In addition, Portland totaled 29 boards (12 offensive, 17 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Portland earned 41 assists and had 29 steals for the game. Pertaining to defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 52.8% from the field on 47 of 89 shooting. They also recorded 31 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they collected a total of 39 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Hawks converted 21 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. Atlanta finished with a 54.5% field goal percentage (48 out of 88) and converted 14 of their 41 shots from 3-point land.

Trae Young is one guy who played a role in the game. Young finished 65.4% from the field and totaled 14 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He had 56 points on 17 of 26 shooting.

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Atlanta heads into this game with a mark of 16-20 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling in 45.3 boards per game and has earned 857 assists for the season, which has them ranked 20th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are connecting on 38.0% on shots from distance (447 of 1,177) and 80.7% from the charity stripe. They average 111.2 points per outing (8th in the NBA) while going 46.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 25th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 935 conceded for the year. The Hawks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (1,502 of 3,213) and they surrender 43.1 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 35.4% on shots from distance and they are ranked 24th in basketball in points per game allowed (111.3).

The last time they took the court, the Kings walked away with a victory by a final of 115-113 when they faced the Heat. The Kings were able to collect 32 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. The Heat had 9 personal fouls for this game which took the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to convert 22 of those for a clip of 81.5%. In reference to 3-pointers, Sacramento knocked down 13 out of 34 attempts (38.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Kings shot 40 for 78 from the field which had them shooting 51.3%. The Kings permitted the Heat to knock down 46 of 105 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.8% in this matchup. They finished 27.3% from distance by shooting 9 of 33 and ended up going 12 out of 12 at the charity stripe (100.0%). With respect to rebounding, Sacramento allowed Miami to collect 31 in total (18 offensive).

De'Aaron Fox ended up being a factor for the Kings for the contest. He made 5 of 12 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and had 6 rebounds. Fox scored 24 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 6 dimes for the matchup.

Sacramento has a mark of 16-22 this season. The Kings are committing 19.4 personal fouls per game while shooting 76.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.7 times per contest (23rd in basketball) and they cough up possession 14.4 times per contest. Sacramento has 4,161 points for the campaign (109.5 per contest) and they grab 44.2 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Kings are hitting on 45.2% from the field, which is ranked 18th in the league.

The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 28th in basketball in PPG given up with 113.7. They have forced 13.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (24th in basketball). The Sacramento defense concedes 35.0% on three-point shots (437 of 1,247) and opponents are connecting on 77.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 24.3 assists and 46.5 rebounds every game, which is 18th and 25th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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