Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 1/7/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Golden 1 Center is the location where the Sacramento Kings will take on the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.

The Lakers played the Heat and took home the win by a score of 112-109 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Lakers walked away with 18 and the Heat recorded 20 personal fouls. They made 8 out of their 29 attempts from long range. Miami ended up shooting 71.4% from the free throw line by burying 15 of their 21 shots. In addition, Miami snagged 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Miami totaled 24 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. Regarding defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 45.3% from the field on 43 of 95 shooting. They also recorded 20 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 42 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Lakers knocked down 24 of their 30 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest with a 49.4% FG percentage (40 out of 81) and made 8 of their 27 shots from downtown.

Dennis Schröder is a player who was a factor in this matchup. Schröder ended up shooting 53.3% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 40 minutes and collected 4 boards. He left the arena with 32 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Los Angeles comes into this matchup with a mark of 17-21 this year. They turn it over 14.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is snagging 45.0 boards per game and has totaled 945 assists this season, which is 15th in the league in terms of passing. The Lakers are connecting on 33.7% on 3-point shots (393 of 1,167) and 79.6% from the free throw line. They average 116.0 pts per game (9th in the league) while connecting on 48.2% from the field.

On defense, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.1 personal fouls. They concede 34.6% on 3-point shots and they are 26th in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.4). The Lakers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.2% (1,685 of 3,573) and they concede 45.4 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 19th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 984 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Kings went home defeated by a final of 120-117 when they faced the Hawks. The Kings were able to snag 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Hawks had 21 personal fouls for the game which got the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to bury 25 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 92.6%. Concerning 3-point shots, Sacramento buried 10 out of 25 attempts (40.0%). When all was said and done, the Kings shot 41 out of 88 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.6%. The Kings permitted the Hawks to knock down 45 out of their 84 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.6% in this matchup. They went 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 30 and ended up going 20 out of 22 at the charity stripe (90.9%). In reference to team rebounding, Sacramento permitted Atlanta to collect 44 in total (7 on the offensive side).

De'Aaron Fox pitched in for the Kings in the game. He converted 9 of 20 in this game giving him a rate of 45.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Fox tallied 25 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists in this game.

Sacramento has a record of 20-17 on the season. As an offensive team, the Kings are hitting on 48.8% from the field, which is ranked 4th in the league. Sacramento has 4,363 pts for the season (117.9 per contest) and they grab 42.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 26.7 times per contest (6th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.7 times per game. The Kings commit 20.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Sacramento defense gives up 36.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (412 of 1,145) and their opponents are connecting on 81.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 25.2 assists and 42.5 total boards per game, which ranks them 14th and 7th in the league. The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 24th in the NBA in points given up per game with 116.8. They are able to force 14.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 48.8% from the field (28th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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