Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/29/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Atlanta Hawks (12-18) will try to beat the Sacramento Kings (17-12) at State Farm Arena on Friday.

The Kings took the court against the Trail Blazers and took a loss by a score of 130-113 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Kings finished with 16 and the Trail Blazers racked up 17 fouls. They also buried 16 of 40 shots from distance. Portland ended up going 80.0% from the charity stripe by burying 16 of 20 attempts. Furthermore, Portland pulled down 46 rebounds (16 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 7 rejections. Portland earned 28 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. When it comes to defending, Sacramento allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 49 out of 98 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists for this contest in addition to creating 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 40 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Kings buried 13 of 16 tries for a rate of 81.3%. Sacramento wrapped up the game having earned a 48.4% field goal percentage (45 out of 93) and knocked down 10 of 42 shots from beyond the arc.

De'Aaron Fox is one guy who was a contributor in the matchup. Fox ended up going 61.5% from the floor and also earned 4 assists. He played for 38 mins and totaled 8 boards. He notched 43 points on 16 out of 26 shooting.

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Sacramento heads into this contest with a record of 17-12 so far this season. They have an average of 117.4 points per outing (8th in basketball) while shooting 47.2% from the field. The Kings are hitting 36.4% on 3-pointers (437 of 1,202) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Sacramento is pulling in 43.1 boards per contest and has earned 822 dimes for the campaign, which is 8th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.6 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Kings are able to force 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.8% on shots from distance and they are 22nd in basketball in points per game allowed (117.9). The Kings defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.0% (1,256 of 2,563) and they surrender 43.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 19th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 789 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the Hawks took a loss by a score of 118-113 when they faced the Bulls. The Hawks recorded 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Bulls earned 17 fouls in this contest which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. In relation to shots from downtown, Atlanta made 13 of their 46 tries (28.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawks walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.1%. The Hawks permitted the Bulls to bury 42 of their 92 tries from the field which had them at 45.7% for the matchup. They finished shooting 28.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 of 25 and finished the game at 27 out of 31 at the free throw line (87.1%). Concerning team rebounding, Atlanta allowed Chicago to pull down 48 in total (18 on the offensive glass).

Bogdan Bogdanovic ended up being a factor for the Hawks in this contest. He knocked down 8 of 21 for this game for a rate of 38.1%, and had 3 rebounds. Bogdanovic earned 22 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the matchup.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 12-18 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawks are connecting on 47.2% from the field, which ranks them 16th in the NBA. Atlanta has scored 3,670 points for the campaign (122.3 per game) and they pull in 43.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.9 times per game (18th in the league) and they turn it over 13.7 times per contest. The Hawks have committed 19.3 personal fouls per contest while shooting 83.2% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 27th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 122.8. They are able to force 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 50.0% from the field (28th in basketball). The Atlanta defense surrenders 38.3% on shots from 3-point land (399 of 1,043) and opponents are making 79.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 28.2 dimes and 44.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 27th and 20th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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