Memphis Grizzlies vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 10/27/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings will compete against the Memphis Grizzlies at Golden 1 Center on Thursday.

The Grizzlies faced off with the Mavericks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 137-96 in their last game. Memphis ended the contest having earned a 43.0% FG percentage (34 of 79) and made 9 of their 33 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Grizzlies converted 19 of their 24 shots for a rate of 79.2%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned 29 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 20 assists in this matchup while creating 15 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to defense, Memphis let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 45 of 90 shooting. Dallas doled out 23 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In addition, Dallas totaled 52 rebounds (15 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 8 blocks. Dallas finished shooting 83.3% when shooting free throws by burying 30 of 36 tries. They converted 17 of 39 tries from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Grizzlies finished with 29 while the Mavericks totaled 24 personal fouls.

Ja Morant is one guy who played a role in the matchup. He finished with 20 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 30 mins played and also grabbed 1 rebound. Morant went 50.0% from the field and earned 4 dimes.

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Memphis comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 2-1 this year. They have an average of 113.3 pts per contest (14th in basketball) while connecting on 42.5% from the floor. The Grizzlies are hitting 36.0% on three-point attempts (45 of 125) and 69.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Memphis is pulling in 47.7 rebounds per game and has accumulated 73 assists on the season, which has them ranked 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 14.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 22.3 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Grizzlies are forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 24.0 fouls. They are 14th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 69 surrendered on the campaign. The Grizzlies defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 45.5% (133 of 292) and they relinquish 50.3 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 37.8% on shots from distance and they rank 29th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (123.7).

The last time they took the court, the Kings took a defeat with a final score of 130-125 against the Warriors. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Sacramento permitted Golden State to collect 37 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 42.4% from downtown by shooting 14 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 26 of 36 at the free throw line (72.2%). The Kings permitted the Warriors to knock down 45 of their 87 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.7% for this game. When the game finished, the Kings shot 47 for 100 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.0%. In the matter of three-point shots, Sacramento converted 11 of their 43 tries (25.6%). They were able to bury 20 of the free throws for a rate of 80.0%. The Warriors earned 21 fouls for this game which took the Kings to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. The Kings were able to pull down 38 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in the game.

De'Aaron Fox pitched in for the Kings for the matchup. He buried 11 out of 20 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and tallied 5 rebounds. Fox tallied 26 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 10 dimes for the game.

Sacramento has a record of 0-3 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Kings are shooting 46.7% from the field, which has them ranked 13th in basketball. Sacramento has scored 342 points on the campaign (114.0 per contest) and they pull in 43.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 27.3 times per game (10th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.7 times per contest. The Kings commit 25.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 68.6% from the charity stripe.

The Kings on defense are ranked 23rd in basketball in points given up per game with 118.7. They are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.8% from the floor (26th in basketball). The Sacramento defense allows 41.0% on shots from beyond the arc (34 of 83) and their opponents are knocking down 79.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 22.7 dimes and 40.3 boards per game, which has them ranked 10th and 5th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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