Sacramento Kings vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/14/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is the site where the Toronto Raptors will attempt to beat the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.

The Kings took the court against the Knicks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 112-99 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Kings walked away with 21 and the Knicks totaled 22 personal fouls. They also made 8 of their 35 tries from downtown. New York walked away from this one shooting 88.9% when shooting free throws by making 24 of 27 tries. Furthermore, New York grabbed 55 boards (15 offensive, 40 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. New York doled out 19 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. When discussing defense, Sacramento allowed 44.9% from the field on 40 out of 89 shooting. They also recorded 20 assists for the game while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned 41 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Kings buried 23 of 35 tries for a rate of 65.7%. Sacramento wrapped up the contest having earned a 39.8% FG percentage (33 out of 83) and buried 10 out of their 39 3-point shots.

Domantas Sabonis is a player who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He played for 39 minutes played and also pulled down 12 rebounds. Sabonis ended up going 70.0% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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Sacramento heads into this matchup with a record of 14-11 on the campaign. They average 118.0 points per outing (2nd in basketball) while shooting 49.0% from the field. The Kings are hitting 36.0% on 3-point shots (336 of 934) and 78.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is snagging 41.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 679 assists for the year, which is 13th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 15.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.8 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Kings have forced 15.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.2 personal fouls. They rank 2nd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 608 conceded for the season. The Kings are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.9% (1,060 of 2,211) and they relinquish 42.2 boards per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 20th in the league in points per game from their opponents (115.0).

In their last game, the Raptors went home defeated by a final of 111-99 when they faced the Magic. The Raptors were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for the matchup. They coughed it up 9 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. The Magic had 28 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 38 attempts. They were able to bury 33 of the free throw tries for a rate of 86.8%. In relation to shooting from distance, Toronto made 6 of 25 attempts (24.0%). Overall, the Raptors went 30 for 75 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.0%. The Raptors allowed the Magic to bury 36 of 77 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.8% for this contest. They finished 45.2% from downtown by going 14 of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 25 of 31 from the free throw line (80.6%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto allowed Orlando to get 42 in total (11 offensive).

Gary Trent Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Raptors in this matchup. Trent racked up 24 points in his 44 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 8 of 18 in the matchup giving him a rate of 44.4%, and had 3 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 13-14 this year. The Raptors commit 20.7 fouls per game and they go 78.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 23.0 times per game (25th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per game. Toronto has tallied 2,994 pts on the year (110.9 per game) and they average 43.1 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Raptors are shooting 44.8% from the floor, which is 27th in basketball.

The Toronto defense concedes 35.3% on three-point shots (321 of 910) and opponents are connecting on 80.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 25.9 assists and 42.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 22nd and 7th in the league. The Raptors are ranked 6th in basketball in points allowed per game with 110.0. They are forcing 17.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (27th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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