Portland Trail Blazers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 11/8/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+8)

The Sacramento Kings (2-4) welcome the Portland Trail Blazers (3-4) at Golden 1 Center on Wednesday. Portland opens this matchup as 8-point dogs from oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 223.5.

The Trail Blazers faced the Grizzlies and walked away with a win by a score of 115-113 in their last contest. Portland walked away from the contest having earned a 40.6% FG percentage (39 of 96) and converted 9 out of their 32 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Trail Blazers converted 28 of their 36 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned 50 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 19 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and getting 12 steals. With respect to defense, Portland allowed 49.0% from the field on 47 of 96 shooting. Memphis distributed 29 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. On top of that, Memphis totaled 48 rebounds (7 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Memphis shot 69.2% at the free throw line by converting 9 of 13 attempts. They buried 10 of their 35 tries from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 15 and the Grizzlies recorded 25 personal fouls.

Jerami Grant is one player who played a role in this game. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 9 of 23 shooting. He played 44 minutes and also pulled down 8 rebounds. Grant went 39.1% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists.

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Portland will enter this game with a mark of 3-4 on the year. They have an average of 104.3 points per game (30th in basketball) while going 42.2% from the field. The Trail Blazers are hitting 29.5% on shots from beyond the arc (67 of 227) and 81.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Portland is pulling in 45.9 boards per contest and has accumulated 139 assists this year, which has them ranked 28th in the league in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 15.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.0 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Trail Blazers are forcing 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They rank 19th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 185 surrendered this season. The Trail Blazers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.3% (293 of 620) and they concede 46.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 34.4% on three-point shots and they rank 10th in the league in PPG allowed (109.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kings walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 122-97 when they played the Rockets. The Kings were able to pull down 22 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 34 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The Rockets were called for 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a percentage of 55.0%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Sacramento made 14 of their 40 tries (35.0%). Overall, the Kings ended up shooting 36 out of 81 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4%. The Kings permitted the Rockets to bury 43 out of their 75 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 57.3% in this contest. They finished 48.4% from three-point range by connecting on 15 of 31 and finished the game at 21 out of 27 from the charity stripe (77.8%). Concerning rebounds, Sacramento allowed Houston to pull down 39 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Keon Ellis ended up being a factor for the Kings in the matchup. Ellis recorded 15 points in his 14 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for the game. He buried 5 of 7 in this contest for a rate of 71.4%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 2-4 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Kings are connecting on 43.6% from the field, which has them ranked 28th in basketball. Sacramento has scored 663 points this season (110.5 per game) and they pull in 43.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.8 times per game (19th in the league) and they cough up possession 12.8 times per game. The Kings are committing 21.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 71.9% from the charity stripe.

The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 21st in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 115.7. They are able to force 14.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.9% from the field (25th in the league). The Sacramento defense allows 37.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (77 of 203) and their opponents are knocking down 77.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 28.2 assists and 45.7 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 26th and 20th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (-8)

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