Sacramento Kings vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 2/12/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Washington Wizards

Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Sacramento Kings (21-36) are headed to Capital One Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Washington Wizards (25-29).

The Kings took the court against the Timberwolves and walked away with a win by a score of 132-119 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 19 while the Timberwolves totaled 10 personal fouls. They converted 16 of 46 attempts from three-point range. Minnesota finished the game at 83.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 18 attempts. In addition, Minnesota snagged 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Minnesota earned 34 assists and had 28 steals for this contest. With respect to the defense, Sacramento allowed their opponent to shoot 44.9% from the field on 44 of 98 shooting. They also recorded 32 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 51 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Kings converted 24 of 27 attempts for a rate of 88.9%. Sacramento wrapped up the contest having earned a 51.6% field goal percentage (48 out of 93) and converted 12 out of their 30 3-pointers.

Harrison Barnes is someone who was important in this game. He notched 30 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins played and also pulled down 8 boards. Barnes ended up shooting 72.7% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Sacramento will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 21-36 so far this season. They average 109.9 pts per contest (13th in the league) while connecting on 45.6% from the field. The Kings are connecting on 34.4% on shots from distance (665 of 1,931) and 76.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is snagging 43.9 rebounds per game and has 1,337 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 15th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per game and as a team they commit 19.2 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Kings have forced 13.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 29th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (114.9). The Kings defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.4% (2,466 of 5,199) and they relinquish 46.0 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 24th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,416 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Wizards got the victory with a final of 113-112 when they played the Nets. The Wizards corralled 31 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this game. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Nets were called for 10 personal fouls for the game which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 88.9%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Washington knocked down 11 of 31 tries (35.5%). When all was said and done, the Wizards finished shooting 43 out of 85 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.6%. The Wizards permitted the Nets to knock down 39 out of 84 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.4% for this game. They went 34.5% from three-point range by hitting 10 out of 29 and ended up shooting 24 of 28 from the free throw line (85.7%). Regarding how they rebounded, Washington allowed Brooklyn to get 30 in total (12 offensive).

Raul Neto ended up being a factor for the Wizards for the game. Neto totaled 21 points in his 31 mins of playing time and tallied 6 dimes for this game. He converted 7 out of 9 in this game for a rate of 77.8%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

Washington has a win-loss mark of 25-29 for the campaign. The Wizards are responsible for committing 18.8 personal fouls per contest while shooting 78.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 24.0 times per contest (16th in the league) and they turn it over 13.3 times per game. Washington has accumulated 5,771 points for the year (106.9 per contest) and they snag 44.1 boards per game. As an offense, the Wizards are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which is 12th in the league.

The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 17th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 110.0. They are forcing 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (17th in the league). The Washington defense concedes 35.3% on 3-pointers (593 of 1,682) and their opponents are connecting on 80.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 23.1 dimes and 45.0 boards per game, which is ranked 6th and 20th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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