Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 4/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Golden State (+1)

Golden 1 Center is where the Sacramento Kings will play the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday in Game 5 of their series. The series is tied 2-2. Sacramento opens as 1-point favorites from oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 237.5.

The Warriors notched a win by a score of 126-125 in Game 4. In relation to personal fouls, the Warriors finished with 19 and the Kings totaled 21 personal fouls. They also converted 14 of 35 shots from 3-point range. Sacramento finished the game at 83.3% from the charity stripe by making 15 of their 18 attempts. Additionally, Sacramento collected 44 rebounds (12 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 6 blocks. Sacramento earned 25 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. With respect to the defense, Golden State allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the floor on 48 of 102 shooting. They also recorded 31 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing rebounding, they earned 44 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Warriors converted 22 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 91.7%. Golden State finished the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (45 of 90) and converted 14 of their 34 shots from beyond the arc.

Stephen Curry is one player who played a role for this game. Curry shot 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists. He was on the court for 43 minutes played and also grabbed 5 boards. He walked away with 32 points on 11 out of 22 shooting.

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Golden State comes into this contest with a record of 44-38 on the year. They cough up possession 16.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 21.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Golden State is grabbing 44.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 2,446 assists this year, which is 1st in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Warriors are connecting on 38.5% on 3-point shots (1,363 of 3,540) and 79.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 118.9 pts per contest (2nd in the NBA) on 47.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Warriors are able to force 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 fouls. They are 17th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,110 surrendered on the campaign. The Warriors defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.9% (3,478 of 7,423) and they surrender 43.3 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 21st in basketball in opponents PPG (117.1).

In Game 4 the Kings were able to corral 32 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this contest. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. The Warriors were called for 19 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to bury 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 83.3%. With regard to three-point attempts, Sacramento converted 14 out of their 35 tries (40.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Kings shot 48 for 102 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1%. The Kings permitted the Warriors to convert 45 of their 90 attempts from the floor which had them at 50.0% in this game. They finished 41.2% from 3-point land by shooting 14 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 24 at the free throw line (91.7%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Sacramento allowed Golden State to snag 44 overall (8 on the offensive side).

De'Aaron Fox ended up having an impact for the Kings for the contest. He made 14 of 31 in the game for a field goal rate of 45.2%, and had 9 rebounds. Fox scored 38 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and had 5 dimes for this contest.

Sacramento has a mark of 48-34 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Kings are shooting 49.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 2nd in the NBA. Sacramento has accounted for 9,898 pts for the campaign (120.7 per contest) and they collect 42.5 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.3 times per game (3rd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest. The Kings have committed 19.7 fouls every game and they connect on 79.0% from the charity stripe.

The Sacramento defense allows 37.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,022 of 2,740) and their opposition knocks down 78.7% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 26.7 assists and 42.2 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 28th and 9th in the league. The Kings on defense are ranked 25th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 118.1. They have forced 14.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.2% from the floor (29th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Sacramento (-1) and under 237.5 points

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