Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/31/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks

Date: Monday, January 31, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: NBC Sports California

The New York Knicks (23-26) will play the Sacramento Kings (18-32) at Madison Square Garden on Monday.

The Kings played the Hawks and ended up losing by a score of 121-104 in their last contest. Sacramento ended the game with a 41.9% field goal percentage (39 out of 93) and knocked down 12 of their 40 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Kings knocked down 14 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected 42 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 23 assists for the contest as well as forcing 2 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to defending, Sacramento allowed their opponent to shoot 53.3% from the floor on 48 out of 90 shooting. Atlanta recorded 48 assists and had 29 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Atlanta collected 42 boards (6 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Atlanta went 76.5% at the charity stripe by making 13 of their 17 shots. They knocked down 12 of 36 shots from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 20 while the Hawks finished the game with 8 personal fouls.

Harrison Barnes is one player who was a major contributor in this game. Barnes ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and also earned 2 dimes. He saw the court for 36 mins and collected 9 rebounds. He ended up with 28 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Sacramento heads into this matchup with a record of 18-32 on the season. They are giving up possession 13.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Sacramento is pulling down 44.2 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,146 assists on the campaign, which is 18th in basketball in terms of passing. The Kings are hitting 34.4% from downtown (584 of 1,698) and 75.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 109.7 pts per contest (13th in the NBA) while shooting 45.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Kings are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are conceding 35.6% from beyond the arc while they are 29th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (114.9). The Kings defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.2% (2,166 of 4,592) and they concede 46.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 26th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,233 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks took a defeat with a final score of 110-96 when they faced the Heat. The Knicks were able to corral 29 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 44 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Heat were called for 17 fouls for this game which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 64.7%. With respect to three-point shots, New York converted 15 of 44 tries (34.1%). In all, the Knicks shot 35 out of 83 from the field which had them at 42.2%. The Knicks permitted the Heat to convert 37 out of their 74 attempts from the field which had them at 50.0% for the contest. They shot 43.2% from 3-point land by going 16 of 37 and finished the game at 20 out of 22 at the free throw line (90.9%). Regarding rebounding, New York allowed Miami to grab 31 overall (7 offensive).

Obi Toppin ended up having an impact for the Knicks in this game. Toppin earned 18 points in his 21 minutes of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for the contest. He converted 7 of 9 for the matchup giving him a rate of 77.8%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

New York has a win-loss mark of 23-26 this year. The Knicks commit 19.5 personal fouls per contest while shooting 75.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 21.2 times per game (29th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 13.5 times per game. New York has tallied 5,084 points on the season (103.8 per contest) and they average 45.6 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Knicks are hitting on 43.5% from the field, which is 27th in the league.

The Knicks are ranked 5th in the league in points given up per game with 104.4. They have forced 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (5th in the NBA). The New York defense concedes 34.9% on three-point shots (639 of 1,833) and their opponents are making 77.1% of their free throw shots. They have given up 24.1 dimes and 43.6 boards per contest, which is 15th and 11th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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