Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 1/19/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (18-28) host the Detroit Pistons (10-32) at Golden 1 Center on Wednesday.

The Pistons faced off with the Suns and ended up losing by a score of 135-108 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Pistons ended up walking away with 20 while the Suns recorded 14 fouls. They knocked down 11 of 27 shots from distance. Phoenix shot 73.3% at the free throw line by converting 22 of their 30 tries. Additionally, Phoenix snagged 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Phoenix doled out 51 dimes and had 30 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defending, Detroit allowed the other team to go 58.6% from the floor on 51 out of 87 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 32 with 5 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Pistons converted 23 of 34 tries for a rate of 67.6%. Detroit ended with a 46.3% field goal percentage (38 out of 82) and made 9 of their 25 shots from downtown.

Cory Joseph is one guy who had an impact in this matchup. Joseph finished the game shooting 45.5% from the floor and also recorded 7 dimes. He saw the court for 27 mins played and also snagged 2 rebounds. He finished with 21 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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Detroit enters this contest with a mark of 10-32 for the year. They are averaging 101.4 points per contest (29th in the league) while going 41.7% from the field. The Pistons are shooting 31.4% on three-point attempts (469 of 1,495) and 77.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Detroit is snagging 42.6 boards per contest and has racked up 925 dimes on the year, which is 28th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 15.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.8 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pistons are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.7% on three-point shots and they are 24th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (111.3). The Pistons defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.3% (1,717 of 3,628) and they relinquish 47.0 boards per game as a squad. They rank 19th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,061 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kings took a defeat with a final score of 118-112 against the Rockets. The Kings collected 30 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 37 for the game. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 16 steals for the game. The Rockets committed 22 fouls for the matchup which took the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to bury 18 of them for a rate of 75.0%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Sacramento converted 12 of their 38 tries (31.6%). When the game finished, the Kings finished the game shooting 41 out of 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.1%. The Kings permitted the Rockets to make 41 out of their 76 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.9% for the matchup. They shot 40.0% from 3-point land by shooting 16 out of 40 and finished the game at 20 of 24 at the charity stripe (83.3%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Sacramento allowed Houston to collect 43 overall (4 on the offensive side).

Buddy Hield pitched in for the Kings for the contest. He buried 9 of 16 in this matchup for a rate of 56.3%, and had 5 rebounds. Hield racked up 27 points in his 30 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes in this game.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 18-28 for the year. The Kings are committing 19.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 23.0 times per game (19th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per game. Sacramento has scored 5,047 points on the year (109.7 per contest) and they average 44.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Kings are hitting on 45.4% from the field, which ranks them 17th in the league.

The Sacramento defense surrenders 34.9% on three-point shots (540 of 1,547) and opponents are connecting on 76.7% of their free throw shots. They concede 24.5 dimes and 46.5 rebounds per game, which is 19th and 23rd in the league. The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the league in points per game surrendered with 113.7. They have forced 13.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the field (25th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento

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