Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 12/16/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday, December 16, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Sacramento Kings are traveling to Little Caesars Arena on Friday where they will go up against the Detroit Pistons.

The Kings faced off with the Raptors and went home with a win by a final score of 124-123 in their last game. Sacramento walked away from the contest having earned a 48.4% FG percentage (45 out of 93) and converted 17 out of their 46 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Kings converted 17 of their 20 shots for a rate of 85.0%. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected 50 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 29 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When talking about the defense, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 47 out of 94 shooting. Toronto recorded 25 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. In addition, Toronto collected 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Toronto walked away from this one shooting 85.2% at the charity stripe by making 23 of their 27 tries. They also made 6 out of their 21 tries from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Kings finished with 16 while the Raptors recorded 18 personal fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is one player who was a major factor for the game. He finished with 27 points on 9 of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 41 minutes played and totaled 6 boards. Fox ended up shooting 39.1% from the floor and also distributed 10 assists.

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Sacramento heads into this game with a mark of 15-12 for the campaign. They turn it over 15.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 20.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Sacramento is snagging 42.4 boards per game and is sitting with 729 assists so far this year, which ranks 9th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Kings are shooting 35.5% on three-point shots (363 of 1,022) and 78.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 117.6 pts per contest (2nd in basketball) while connecting on 48.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Kings are able to force 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.9% from 3-point land and they are ranked 22nd in the NBA in PPG allowed (115.6). The Kings are giving up a FG percentage of 48.1% (1,150 of 2,389) and they relinquish 42.1 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 6th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 667 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Pistons got the win with a final of 141-134 when they played the Hornets. The Pistons pulled down 40 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 52 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, but finished the game with no steals. The Hornets were called for 29 personal fouls in the game which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for 36 shots. They were able to convert 27 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. In regard to shots from distance, Detroit converted 18 out of 40 attempts (45.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Pistons finished the game shooting 48 out of 93 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.6%. The Pistons allowed the Hornets to bury 47 of their 114 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 41.2% in this matchup. They went 33.3% from distance by going 17 out of 51 and finished the game at 23 of 29 from the free throw line (79.3%). When talking about team rebounding, Detroit allowed Charlotte to get 52 overall (17 on the offensive glass).

Alec Burks ended up having an impact for the Pistons in the game. He buried 8 of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds. Burks accumulated 27 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes for the game.

Detroit has a win-loss mark of 8-22 for the season. The Pistons commit 23.1 fouls per game and they connect on 77.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 22.2 times per contest (27th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.4 times per contest. Detroit has scored 3,328 points for the season (110.9 per contest) and they pull in 42.8 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Pistons are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which ranks them 28th in basketball.

The Pistons defensively are ranked 29th in the league in points per game surrendered with 117.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.3% from the floor (26th in the NBA). The Detroit defense concedes 34.8% on 3-pointers (354 of 1,017) and their opposition knocks down 77.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 25.5 dimes and 45.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is 17th and 25th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit

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