Sacramento Kings vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 3/23/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: NBC Sports California

Bankers Life Fieldhouse is the site where the Indiana Pacers (25-47) will take on the Sacramento Kings (25-48) on Wednesday.

The Kings played the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 127-124 in their last contest. Sacramento finished the contest with a 42.9% FG percentage (39 out of 91) and knocked down 16 of their 34 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Kings made 30 of 36 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Regarding rebounding, they collected a total of 42 with 9 of them being offensive. They also doled out 27 dimes for this game while forcing 5 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In terms of defending, Sacramento allowed 50.0% from the floor on 46 of 92 shooting. Phoenix distributed 50 dimes and had 25 steals in the game. Furthermore, Phoenix collected 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Phoenix walked away from this one shooting 85.2% from the free throw line by knocking down 23 of their 27 attempts. They knocked down 12 out of their 28 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Kings ended up walking away with 21 and the Suns finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Domantas Sabonis is someone who came through for the contest. He ended up with 18 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He played for 31 minutes played and also snagged 12 rebounds. Sabonis finished 62.5% from the field and earned 6 assists.

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Sacramento will play this contest with a record of 25-48 for the campaign. They cough up possession 14.2 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Sacramento is pulling in 43.2 boards per game and has accounted for 1,725 dimes on the campaign, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are hitting 34.5% on shots from distance (844 of 2,443) and 76.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 110.5 points per contest (15th in basketball) while shooting 45.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Kings are forcing 13.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.9 fouls. They concede 36.8% from beyond the arc while they are 29th in the league in points per game allowed (115.9). The Kings are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.1% (3,171 of 6,595) and they relinquish 45.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are ranked 24th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,826 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pacers walked away with a victory by a final of 129-98 against the Trail Blazers. The Pacers recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the contest. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 10 steals for the contest. The Trail Blazers were called for 17 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They were able to bury 18 of them for a clip of 85.7%. Concerning 3-pointers, Indiana made 15 of their 35 tries (42.9%). When the game finished, the Pacers shot 48 for 84 from the floor which gave them a rate of 57.1%. The Pacers allowed the Trail Blazers to convert 38 of 81 attempts from the floor which had them at 46.9% for this game. They finished shooting 27.3% from distance by going 9 of 33 and finished the game at 13 out of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). Regarding team rebounding, Indiana permitted Portland to get 22 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Oshae Brissett ended up being important for the Pacers for the contest. He converted 8 out of 10 for this game for a rate of 80.0%, and added 9 rebounds. Brissett had 24 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist in the matchup.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 25-47 so far this season. The Pacers commit 20.4 fouls per contest while shooting 76.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.9 times per contest (12th in the league) and they turn it over 14.5 times per game. Indiana has accumulated 7,988 pts for the year (110.9 per game) and they average 44.8 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Pacers are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which has them ranked 15th in the league.

The Pacers are ranked 24th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 113.2. They have forced 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (27th in the league). The Indiana defense gives up 36.2% on 3-point attempts (832 of 2,301) and opponents are connecting on 79.5% of their foul shots. They have allowed 24.1 dimes and 43.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 13th and 8th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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