Dallas Mavericks vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 2/11/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Dallas (+3)

The Sacramento Kings are welcoming the Dallas Mavericks at Golden 1 Center on Saturday. Dallas opens this contest as 3-point underdogs. The total is set at 230.

The Mavericks faced the Clippers and took home the win by a score of 110-104 in their last game. Dallas ended with a 52.6% FG percentage (41 of 78) and converted 17 out of their 35 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Mavericks buried 11 of 17 attempts for a rate of 64.7%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 44 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 26 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to defending, Dallas allowed 44.2% from the floor on 38 of 86 shooting. Los Angeles dished out 21 dimes and had 10 steals in the game. Additionally, Los Angeles collected 40 boards (9 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 6 blocks. Los Angeles finished the game at 76.2% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 21 tries. They also knocked down 12 of 33 attempts from three-point range. When discussing fouls, the Mavericks ended up walking away with 20 and the Clippers racked up 18 fouls.

Kyrie Irving is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. Irving ended up shooting 52.9% from the floor and earned 5 assists. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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Dallas enters this contest with a win-loss record of 30-26 so far this year. They cough up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Dallas is snagging 38.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,234 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 30th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Mavericks are shooting 36.3% from downtown (821 of 2,261) and 74.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 112.5 points per contest (22nd in basketball) while hitting 47.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mavericks are forcing 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 22.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 9th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,352 surrendered on the campaign. The Mavericks are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.0% (2,275 of 4,742) and they relinquish 43.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They concede 35.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 8th in the league in points per game from their opponents (111.8).

In their last game, the Kings got the win with a final of 130-128 against the Rockets. The Kings were able to snag 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 10 steals in the matchup. The Rockets committed 21 fouls in this game which got the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They were able to bury 28 of the free throw tries for a rate of 93.3%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Sacramento converted 10 of 30 attempts (33.3%). When the game finished, the Kings shot 46 for 92 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Kings allowed the Rockets to bury 47 of their 86 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.7% in the game. They finished 45.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 out of 22 and finished the contest at 24 out of 28 at the free throw line (85.7%). In regard to how they rebounded, Sacramento permitted Houston to grab 44 in all (15 offensive).

De'Aaron Fox pitched in for the Kings for this contest. He made 11 out of 23 for the matchup giving him a rate of 47.8%, and had 5 rebounds. Fox earned 31 points in his 38 mins on the court and tallied 11 dimes for this contest.

Sacramento has a record of 31-23 for the campaign. The Kings have committed 19.8 fouls every game and they shoot 79.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 27.1 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per contest. Sacramento has scored 6,453 points on the campaign (119.5 per contest) and they collect 41.7 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Kings are hitting on 49.4% from the field, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball.

The Sacramento defense surrenders 36.6% on 3-point attempts (627 of 1,713) and their opposition knocks down 79.1% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 25.5 assists and 42.1 boards per game, which is 15th and 7th in basketball. The Kings are ranked 22nd in basketball in points allowed per game with 116.8. They are forcing their opponents into 14.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 49.1% from the floor (28th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (-3)

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