Sacramento Kings vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 3/3/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Kings vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: NBC Sports California

The San Antonio Spurs (24-38) will try to defeat the Sacramento Kings (23-40) at AT&T Center on Thursday.

The Kings faced the Thunder and went home with a win by a final score of 131-110 in their last contest. Sacramento ended the contest having earned a 56.3% field goal percentage (49 out of 87) and buried 10 out of their 31 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Kings converted 23 of their 30 tries for a percentage of 76.7%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they collected 46 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 30 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing 5 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When talking about defending, Sacramento allowed 46.5% from the floor on 40 of 86 shooting. Oklahoma City recorded 38 dimes and had 28 steals for this contest. On top of that, Oklahoma City pulled down 31 boards (7 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Oklahoma City finished shooting 70.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of 27 shots. They made 11 out of their 35 shots from downtown. In relation to personal fouls, the Kings finished with 25 while the Thunder totaled 16 personal fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is someone who was a major contributor for the game. Fox went 50.0% from the floor and totaled 10 assists. He was on the hardwood for 41 minutes and totaled 4 boards. He finished with 29 points on 10 of 20 shooting.

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Sacramento comes into this matchup with a mark of 23-40 on the campaign. They have an average of 110.2 points per contest (14th in the league) while hitting 45.8% from the field. The Kings are connecting on 34.3% on shots from distance (726 of 2,114) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Sacramento is pulling in 43.6 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,479 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 16th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 14.2 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Kings are able to force 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 25th in the league in giving up assists with 1,579 surrendered this year. The Kings defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.6% (2,723 of 5,719) and they relinquish 45.6 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 36.2% on shots from distance and they are 29th in the league in points per game allowed (115.0).

In their last game, the Spurs took a defeat with a final score of 118-105 against the Grizzlies. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, San Antonio allowed Memphis to collect 42 overall (13 on the offensive side). They finished 42.3% from beyond the arc by connecting on 11 out of 26 and ended up going 11 of 19 from the free throw line (57.9%). The Spurs allowed the Grizzlies to knock down 48 of 89 attempts from the field which had them shooting 53.9% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Spurs went 41 for 99 from the floor which had them shooting 41.4%. With respect to shooting from downtown, San Antonio knocked down 9 out of their 32 tries (28.1%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.7%. The Grizzlies committed 16 fouls for the game which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 13 steals in this game. The Spurs snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 38 for the game.

Dejounte Murray ended up being a factor for the Spurs in this game. Murray tallied 21 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 8 dimes for the matchup. He made 8 out of 20 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 24-38 for the year. The Spurs commit 18.1 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.2 times per contest (1st in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest. San Antonio has earned 6,987 pts this year (112.7 per game) and they grab 45.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Spurs are shooting 46.8% from the field, which is ranked 5th in the NBA.

The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 27th in the league in points per game surrendered with 112.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the floor (25th in the league). The San Antonio defense concedes 35.7% on 3-point shots (726 of 2,035) and opponents are connecting on 75.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 24.1 assists and 46.7 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 14th and 26th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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