Sacramento Kings vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/9/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Sacramento Kings vs Portland Trail Blazers
Date: Sunday, January 9, 2022
Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR
TV: ROOT SPORTS
The Portland Trail Blazers (14-24) will take on the Sacramento Kings (16-25) at Moda Center on Sunday.
The Kings played the Nuggets and went home with a loss by a final score of 121-111 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Kings ended up with 19 and the Nuggets racked up 7 personal fouls. They also converted 12 of 34 tries from distance. Denver finished the game shooting 62.5% at the free throw line by burying 15 of 24 shots. Furthermore, Denver had 36 rebounds (5 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Denver earned 41 dimes and had 32 steals for this game. When talking about the defense, Sacramento allowed 55.3% from the field on 47 out of 85 shooting. They also distributed 21 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they compiled 47 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Kings knocked down 20 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Sacramento finished having earned a 43.5% FG percentage (40 of 92) and buried 11 of their 29 three-point shots.
De'Aaron Fox is someone who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up scoring 30 points on 11 of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and also pulled down 7 boards. Fox finished the game at 47.8% from the field and earned 5 assists.
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Sacramento heads into this one with a record of 16-25 for the season. They have an average of 109.5 points per contest (12th in the NBA) while connecting on 45.2% from the field. The Kings are connecting on 34.6% from downtown (482 of 1,395) and 76.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is collecting 44.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 930 assists so far this season, which ranks 16th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.4 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis.
On defense, the Kings are able to force 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 26th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 999 relinquished so far this season. The Kings are allowing a FG percentage of 47.0% (1,769 of 3,767) and they surrender 46.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 34.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 28th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (113.9).
When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers took a defeat with a final score of 114-101 when they faced the Cavaliers. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Portland permitted Cleveland to pull down 35 in total (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 43.6% from distance by connecting on 17 of 39 and finished the contest at 19 out of 29 from the free throw line (65.5%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Cavaliers to convert 39 of their 80 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 48.8% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers finished the game shooting 37 for 92 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.2%. When talking about 3-point shots, Portland knocked down 16 of their 35 attempts (45.7%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 57.9%. The Cavaliers had 8 fouls in the game which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. The Trail Blazers recorded 35 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 51 in this matchup.
Norman Powell was important for the Trail Blazers for the contest. He converted 5 out of 14 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 35.7%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Powell racked up 19 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes for the matchup.
Portland has a mark of 14-24 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Trail Blazers are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which is 22nd in basketball. Portland has accounted for 4,134 points this year (108.8 per contest) and they pull in 43.7 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 22.6 times per contest (24th in the league) and they turn it over 13.5 times per contest. The Trail Blazers commit 19.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.3% from the free throw line.
The Trail Blazers on the defensive side of the court are 27th in the league in PPG given up with 113.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.9% from the field (30th in the league). The Portland defense gives up 37.9% on three-point shots (520 of 1,372) and their opponents are converting on 75.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 25.9 assists and 43.2 boards per game, which ranks them 28th and 7th in the NBA.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland
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