Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 11/20/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Golden 1 Center is the location where the Sacramento Kings will attempt to beat the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the Clippers and ended up losing by a score of 96-91 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 26 and the Clippers had 21 personal fouls. They converted 11 of their 30 attempts from distance. Los Angeles finished the game shooting 79.2% at the free throw line by making 19 of 24 attempts. In addition, Los Angeles snagged 51 rebounds (10 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Los Angeles distributed 17 assists and had 1 steal for this contest. With respect to defending, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 40.7% from the floor on 33 of 81 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in the matchup while forcing 18 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to rebounding, they collected 43 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Pistons converted 19 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 79.2%. Detroit finished with a 37.5% FG percentage (33 out of 88) and made 6 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Bojan Bogdanovic is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. Bogdanovic ended up going 55.6% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes. He played 35 mins played and also pulled down 3 boards. He recorded 26 points on 10 out of 18 shooting.

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Detroit enters this matchup with a record of 3-13 this year. They turn it over 14.7 times per game and as a group they commit 22.6 fouls every game. As a team, Detroit is grabbing 44.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 331 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 25th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Pistons are connecting on 32.0% on 3-pointers (171 of 535) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 107.4 points per contest (29th in the NBA) while going 42.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Pistons are forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.6 fouls. They are ranked 23rd in the NBA in giving up assists with 402 surrendered for the season. The Pistons defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.5% (687 of 1,447) and they concede 47.3 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 34.2% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 27th in the NBA in opponents PPG (116.8).

In their last game, the Kings walked away with a victory by a final of 130-112 against the Spurs. With respect to rebounding, Sacramento allowed San Antonio to grab 32 in total (7 offensive). They finished 42.3% from three-point range by hitting 11 out of 26 and finished the contest at 9 of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Kings allowed the Spurs to make 46 out of their 84 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.8% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Kings went 48 for 83 from the field which gave them a percentage of 57.8%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Sacramento made 12 of 30 attempts (40.0%). They were able to bury 22 of those for a rate of 91.7%. The Spurs committed 22 fouls in the game which got the Kings to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. The Kings were able to collect 31 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this game.

De'Aaron Fox was important for the Kings in this game. He knocked down 11 out of 15 for the game for a field goal rate of 73.3%, and had 3 rebounds. Fox accumulated 28 points in his 32 mins of playing time and added 8 dimes for the game.

Sacramento has a win-loss record of 8-6 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Kings are shooting 49.9% from the field, which has them ranked 2nd in the league. Sacramento has scored 1,684 points for the season (120.3 per game) and they pull in 40.2 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 28.2 times per game (4th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.5 times per contest. The Kings have committed 21.0 fouls per game and they hit 78.4% from the free throw line.

The Sacramento defense surrenders 38.3% on shots from 3-point land (161 of 420) and their opponents are connecting on 80.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 25.2 dimes and 40.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 16th and 3rd in the league. The Kings are ranked 26th in the league in PPG allowed with 116.6. They have forced 15.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 50.0% from the floor (29th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Sacramento and under the total points

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