San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 11/17/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings are welcoming the San Antonio Spurs at Golden 1 Center on Thursday.

The Spurs faced the Trail Blazers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-110 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Spurs ended up walking away with 25 while the Trail Blazers accounted for 17 personal fouls. They made 15 of 32 attempts from beyond the arc. Portland ended up going 76.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of their 26 shots. In addition, Portland snagged 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Portland distributed 22 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. In relation to defense, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 51.9% from the floor on 41 of 79 shooting. They also dished out 34 assists in the matchup while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 38 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Spurs converted 13 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. San Antonio walked away from the contest having earned a 51.8% field goal percentage (44 of 85) and converted 9 of their 29 shots from distance.

Jakob Poeltl is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. Poeltl finished 82.4% from the floor and totaled 5 assists. He played 32 mins played and grabbed 14 rebounds. He finished with 31 points on 14 out of 17 shooting.

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San Antonio will take the court with a mark of 6-9 for the season. They are giving up possession 17.3 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.1 fouls per contest. As a team, San Antonio is grabbing 42.4 rebounds per contest and has 433 dimes for the season, which ranks 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Spurs are connecting on 36.6% on 3-pointers (193 of 528) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 112.0 points per contest (15th in the league) while hitting 46.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Spurs are forcing 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They give up 39.2% on 3-point attempts and they rank 30th in the NBA in PPG allowed (119.5). The Spurs defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 49.8% (682 of 1,370) and they relinquish 44.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 30th in the league in allowing assists with 416 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Kings took home the win by a final score of 153-121 against the Nets. The Kings snagged 34 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Nets committed 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Kings to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They were able to knock down 21 of them for a rate of 84.0%. With regard to 3-pointers, Sacramento buried 20 of 41 tries (48.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Kings finished the game shooting 56 out of 93 from the field which gave them a percentage of 60.2%. The Kings permitted the Nets to bury 40 of 81 attempts from the floor which had them at 49.4% for the game. They went 39.3% from downtown by connecting on 11 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 30 of 33 at the free throw line (90.9%). When it comes to rebounding, Sacramento allowed Brooklyn to pull down 29 in all (3 on the offensive side).

Terence Davis ended up having an impact for the Kings for this game. He made 12 of 16 in this game giving him a rate of 75.0%, and had 9 rebounds. Davis accumulated 31 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and added 4 dimes in this contest.

Sacramento has a win-loss record of 7-6 on the campaign. The Kings have committed 21.5 personal fouls every game and they go 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 28.2 times per game (5th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per contest. Sacramento has earned 1,554 points on the campaign (119.5 per contest) and they pull down 40.4 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Kings are hitting on 49.3% from the field, which ranks them 2nd in the league.

The Sacramento defense gives up 38.1% from downtown (150 of 394) and opponents are converting on 80.9% of their foul shots. They allow 24.9 dimes and 41.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks 15th and 4th in basketball. The Kings defensively are ranked 25th in basketball in PPG allowed with 117.0. They have forced 14.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.6% from the floor (29th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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