Sacramento Kings vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 1/1/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Sunday, January 1, 2023

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

FedExForum is the site where the Memphis Grizzlies will take on the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.

The Kings played the Nuggets and notched a win by a score of 127-126 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Kings finished with 17 while the Nuggets totaled 24 fouls. They knocked down 12 out of their 27 attempts from 3-point land. Denver ended up going 88.9% when shooting free throws by converting 16 of their 18 shots. Moreover, Denver grabbed 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Denver recorded 31 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. When discussing defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 57.6% from the floor on 49 of 85 shooting. They also distributed 32 assists in the game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In reference to rebounding, they earned a total of 34 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Kings made 19 of 25 tries for a percentage of 76.0%. Sacramento ended the contest having earned a 52.8% FG percentage (47 of 89) and converted 14 of their 31 shots from distance.

Malik Monk is a guy who was important for the game. Monk ended up shooting 57.1% from the field and earned 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and also snagged 2 boards. He ended up scoring 33 points on 12 of 21 shooting.

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Sacramento will enter this contest with a record of 18-15 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 14.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Sacramento is collecting 42.0 boards per game and has totaled 882 dimes for the year, which ranks 12th in basketball in terms of passing. The Kings are connecting on 35.6% on three-point attempts (438 of 1,231) and 77.8% from the free throw line. They average 118.0 points per contest (2nd in the NBA) while hitting 48.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Kings are able to force 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.5 fouls. They give up 36.8% on shots from downtown while they are 24th in basketball in PPG allowed (116.4). The Kings defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.7% (1,419 of 2,912) and they concede 42.2 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 8th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 835 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the Grizzlies walked away with a victory by a final of 119-106 when they played the Raptors. The Grizzlies snagged 36 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 53 in the game. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 4 steals in the matchup. The Raptors earned 20 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Grizzlies to the free throw line for 14 tries. They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Memphis knocked down 13 of 29 tries (44.8%). Overall, the Grizzlies walked away from this one shooting 48 out of 95 from the field which had them shooting 50.5%. The Grizzlies permitted the Raptors to knock down 39 out of 96 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.6% for this game. They shot 35.7% from three-point range by shooting 10 of 28 and ended up going 18 of 24 at the free throw line (75.0%). In reference to rebounding, Memphis allowed Toronto to grab 47 in total (17 offensive).

Dillon Brooks pitched in for the Grizzlies for the matchup. He buried 7 out of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. Brooks recorded 25 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and earned 6 assists for the game.

Memphis has a record of 20-13 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Grizzlies are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 21st in the NBA. Memphis has scored 3,803 pts for the year (115.2 per contest) and they grab 48.5 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 24.8 times per game (13th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.5 times per contest. The Grizzlies have committed 19.9 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 71.4% from the free throw line.

The Grizzlies on the defensive side of the court are 9th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 111.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.9% from the floor (1st in the league). The Memphis defense allows 36.1% on 3-point attempts (439 of 1,215) and opponents are knocking down 76.1% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 26.4 assists and 43.3 boards per contest, which ranks them 27th and 13th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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