Phoenix Suns vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/24/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Friday, March 24, 2023

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Phoenix (+4)

The Phoenix Suns are on their way to Golden 1 Center on Friday where they will go up against the Sacramento Kings. Phoenix opens this matchup as 4-point dogs. The over/under is set at 232.

The Suns played the Lakers and went home with a loss by a final score of 122-111 in their last contest. Phoenix walked away from the contest having earned a 46.7% FG percentage (42 out of 90) and made 12 of their 31 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Suns converted 15 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 39 with 12 of them being offensive. They also recorded 23 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to defense, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 55.7% from the field on 39 out of 70 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 27 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Moreover, Los Angeles grabbed 36 boards (5 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 6 blocked shots. Los Angeles shot 78.3% at the charity stripe by burying 36 of 46 tries. They converted 8 of 17 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Suns left the arena with 31 and the Lakers had 20 personal fouls.

Devin Booker is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He accumulated 33 points on 11 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 41 mins played and grabbed 6 rebounds. Booker shot 68.8% from the field and distributed 5 assists.

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Phoenix will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 38-34 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 21.5 fouls every game. As a team, Phoenix is pulling down 44.0 boards per game and has 1,951 assists for the season, which is 6th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Suns are connecting on 37.7% on 3-pointers (887 of 2,354) and 79.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 113.3 pts per game (18th in basketball) while going 46.7% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Suns have forced 14.8 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 36.0% on shots from distance and they rank 4th in basketball in PPG allowed (111.8). The Suns are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.7% (2,874 of 6,153) and they surrender 42.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists with 1,680 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Kings walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 132-109 when they faced the Celtics. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Sacramento allowed Boston to get 43 in all (11 offensive). They went 40.9% from three-point range via 18 of 44 and finished the game at 16 of 23 at the free throw line (69.6%). The Kings permitted the Celtics to convert 49 of their 92 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.3% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Kings went 39 for 81 from the field which had them sitting at 48.1%. When discussing three-point attempts, Sacramento converted 17 out of 44 attempts (38.6%). They were able to knock down 14 of those for a rate of 66.7%. The Celtics were called for 15 fouls for the contest which got the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 3 steals in this game. The Kings corralled 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for this game.

De'Aaron Fox was important for the Kings in the game. He made 6 of 11 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and earned 1 rebound. Fox totaled 18 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and added 3 dimes in this contest.

Sacramento has a mark of 43-29 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Kings are hitting on 49.7% from the field, which has them ranked 2nd in the NBA. Sacramento has accounted for 8,703 pts on the season (120.9 per game) and they pull in 42.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 27.2 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest. The Kings are committing 19.8 personal fouls per contest and they hit 79.3% from the free throw line.

The Sacramento defense surrenders 37.4% on shots from 3-point land (904 of 2,420) and their opposition makes 79.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 26.5 dimes and 42.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks 30th and 7th in the league. The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the league in PPG allowed with 118.5. They are forcing 14.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.4% from the field (29th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix (+4)

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