Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 4/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Friday, April 28, 2023

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+8)

The Golden State Warriors will compete against the Sacramento Kings at Chase Center on Friday in Game 6 of their series. The Warriors lead 3-2. Sacramento opens this contest as 8-point underdogs. The over/under comes in at 234.5.

The Kings went home with a loss by a final score of 123-116 in Game 5. When talking about personal fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 18 and the Warriors totaled 24 personal fouls. They made 11 of their 38 shots from 3-point range. Golden State finished the game at 63.2% at the charity stripe by making 12 of 19 attempts. In addition, Golden State totaled 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Golden State totaled 33 assists and had 11 steals in this game. Pertaining to the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 52.1% from the floor on 50 out of 96 shooting. They also recorded 22 dimes in this contest while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they compiled 44 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Kings made 22 of 26 tries for a percentage of 84.6%. Sacramento wrapped up the contest with a 46.7% field goal percentage (42 of 90) and converted 10 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land.

De'Aaron Fox is someone who was important for the contest. Fox finished the game shooting 36.0% from the field and also distributed 9 assists. He played for 42 mins played and also totaled 7 rebounds. He scored 24 points on 9 out of 25 shooting.

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Sacramento enters this contest with a mark of 48-34 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 120.7 points per outing (1st in the NBA) while hitting 49.4% from the field. The Kings are connecting on 36.9% on three-point attempts (1,128 of 3,060) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Sacramento is collecting 42.5 boards per contest and has totaled 2,237 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.7 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Kings are forcing 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 20.9 fouls. They are giving up 37.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 25th in the NBA in opponents PPG (118.1). The Kings are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 49.2% (3,589 of 7,288) and they relinquish 42.2 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 28th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,187 relinquished this year.

In Game 5 the Warriors were able to pull down 32 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 43 for the game. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 11 steals for the game. The Kings earned 18 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 63.2%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Golden State converted 11 of 38 attempts (28.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Warriors finished shooting 50 for 96 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.1%. The Warriors permitted the Kings to convert 42 out of their 90 attempts from the floor which had them at 46.7% for this game. They went 29.4% from three-point range by shooting 10 out of 34 and ended up shooting 22 of 26 from the free throw line (84.6%). When talking about rebounding, Golden State permitted Sacramento to collect 44 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Stephen Curry was important for the Warriors for the game. Curry accumulated 31 points in his 42 mins of playing time and totaled 8 assists in the game. He knocked down 12 out of 25 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 48.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Golden State has a mark of 44-38 for the campaign. The Warriors are committing 21.4 personal fouls per game and they go 79.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 29.8 times per game (1st in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 16.3 times per game. Golden State has accumulated 9,753 points this year (118.9 per contest) and they average 44.6 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Warriors are shooting 47.9% from the field, which ranks 12th in the league.

The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 21st in the league in PPG given up with 117.1. They are able to force 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (9th in the NBA). The Golden State defense surrenders 36.4% on shots from 3-point land (1,060 of 2,915) and their opponents are connecting on 76.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 25.7 assists and 43.3 rebounds per game, which is 17th and 15th in the league.

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

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

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