Washington Wizards vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 12/23/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Friday, December 23, 2022

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Golden 1 Center is where the Sacramento Kings will try to defeat the Washington Wizards on Friday.

The Wizards faced the Suns and earned the victory with a final of 113-110 in their last contest. Washington ended the contest with a 47.5% field goal percentage (38 out of 80) and knocked down 11 of their 27 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Wizards knocked down 26 of 37 attempts for a rate of 70.3%. In reference to rebounding, they earned 41 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 22 dimes in the game as well as creating 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. When it comes to defense, Washington let their opponent shoot 46.1% from the floor on 41 of 89 shooting. Phoenix recorded 26 dimes and had 2 steals in the matchup. In addition, Phoenix pulled down 44 rebounds (15 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Phoenix ended up shooting 78.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 15 of 19 attempts. They also converted 13 of 32 shots from 3-point land. In regard to personal fouls, the Wizards left the arena with 14 and the Suns finished the game with 23 personal fouls.

Kyle Kuzma is a guy who played a role in the game. Kuzma finished the contest at 52.6% from the floor and also earned 6 assists. He was on the court for 37 mins and also collected 6 rebounds. He was able to score 29 points on 10 out of 19 shooting.

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Washington will take the court with a mark of 12-20 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Washington is grabbing 43.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 792 assists on the year, which ranks 12th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Wizards are hitting 34.7% on shots from distance (356 of 1,027) and 76.0% from the charity stripe. They average 110.7 pts per contest (24th in the NBA) while going 47.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Wizards are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game and they draw 19.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.5% on 3-pointers and they rank 16th in the league in PPG from their opponents (113.6). The Wizards defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.5% (1,327 of 2,853) and they surrender 43.8 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 10th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 773 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kings got the win with a final of 134-120 when they played the Lakers. In reference to how they rebounded, Sacramento permitted Los Angeles to grab 39 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They went 45.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 of 24 and ended up going 25 out of 30 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Kings allowed the Lakers to bury 42 out of 84 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Kings finished 48 out of 95 from the field which had them shooting 50.5%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Sacramento knocked down 17 out of 47 attempts (36.2%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a clip of 75.0%. The Lakers had 24 personal fouls for this game which took the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Kings were able to collect 36 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 46 in this contest.

Kevin Huerter ended up being a factor for the Kings in this game. He made 9 of 14 for the contest for a rate of 64.3%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. Huerter racked up 26 points in his 32 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist in this contest.

Sacramento has a win-loss record of 17-13 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Kings are shooting 48.8% from the floor, which ranks 4th in the league. Sacramento has 3,551 pts for the year (118.4 per game) and they pull in 42.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 27.0 times per game (4th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per game. The Kings are responsible for committing 21.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.7% from the charity stripe.

The Sacramento defense allows 36.9% on shots from distance (336 of 911) and their opponents are connecting on 81.1% of their foul shots. They have given up 24.7 assists and 42.6 total rebounds per game, which is 12th and 8th in basketball. The Kings defensively are ranked 23rd in the NBA in points given up per game with 115.9. They have forced 14.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.2% from the floor (26th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento

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