Brooklyn Nets vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 2/2/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Golden 1 Center is the location where the Sacramento Kings (18-34) will go up against the Brooklyn Nets (29-20) on Wednesday.

The Nets faced the Warriors and took a loss by a final of 110-106 in their last contest. Brooklyn finished the game with a 39.8% FG percentage (39 of 98) and made 11 of 28 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Nets converted 17 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned 51 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 21 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of defending, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 40.8% from the field on 40 of 98 shooting. Golden State earned 55 dimes and had 24 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Golden State grabbed 39 boards (16 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 10 rejections. Golden State finished 88.9% at the charity stripe by making 16 of 18 tries. They made 14 of 45 attempts from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Nets finished with 15 while the Warriors accumulated 10 fouls.

Kyrie Irving is a player who played a role for the matchup. He walked away with 32 points on 9 of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and also collected 7 rebounds. Irving shot 42.9% from the floor and dished out 7 assists.

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Brooklyn will play this game with a record of 29-20 this season. They are averaging 111.9 points per contest (5th in the league) while hitting 47.1% from the field. The Nets are shooting 35.2% from downtown (542 of 1,540) and 82.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Brooklyn is collecting 45.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,246 dimes so far this season, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing. They cough up possession 14.2 times per game and as a group they commit 19.9 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Nets are able to force 12.9 turnovers every game and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They give up 32.8% from 3-point land and they are 18th in the NBA in opponents points per game (110.0). The Nets are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.0% (1,972 of 4,478) and they concede 44.5 boards per game as a group. They are 5th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,135 surrendered so far this year.

When they last played, the Kings took a defeat with a final score of 116-96 against the Knicks. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Sacramento allowed New York to collect 39 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 37.1% from beyond the arc by connecting on 13 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 29 at the free throw line (79.3%). The Kings permitted the Knicks to convert 40 out of 80 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Kings finished 37 for 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.0%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Sacramento converted 11 of 38 attempts (28.9%). They were able to knock down 11 of those for a rate of 50.0%. The Knicks committed 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Kings to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Kings collected 27 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this matchup.

Tyrese Haliburton ended up being a factor for the Kings in this matchup. He knocked down 7 of 16 in the game for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 1 rebound. Haliburton racked up 21 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and added 8 dimes in the game.

Sacramento has a mark of 18-34 this year. The Kings are responsible for committing 19.4 personal fouls per game and they connect on 75.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.0 times per contest (22nd in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 14.0 times per game. Sacramento has scored 5,681 points for the season (109.3 per contest) and they collect 44.1 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Kings are connecting on 45.2% from the field, which is ranked 19th in basketball.

The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 29th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 114.7. They are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (27th in the league). The Sacramento defense gives up 35.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (633 of 1,771) and their opponents are converting on 77.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 24.7 dimes and 46.5 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 20th and 24th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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