Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 11/4/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets

Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Sacramento Kings (2-2) are headed to Toyota Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Houston Rockets (1-3).

The Kings faced off with the Warriors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 102-101 in their last contest. Sacramento finished the game with a 40.9% FG percentage (36 out of 88) and knocked down 11 out of their 35 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Kings made 18 of 23 attempts for a rate of 78.3%. When talking about rebounding, they earned 48 with 14 of them being offensive. They also dished out 24 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Concerning defending, Sacramento allowed their opponent to shoot 48.1% from the floor on 39 out of 81 shooting. Golden State earned 32 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. On top of that, Golden State pulled down 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Golden State ended up shooting 86.7% when shooting free throws by making 13 of 15 attempts. They also buried 11 of 31 tries from 3-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 17 while the Warriors racked up 17 personal fouls.

Domantas Sabonis is a guy who came through for this game. Sabonis ended up going 50.0% from the field and also recorded 8 dimes. He played 37 mins played and grabbed 11 boards. He left the arena with 23 points on 8 out of 16 shooting.

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Sacramento enters this game with a win-loss record of 2-2 so far this year. They turn it over 12.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 21.5 fouls per game. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 45.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 107 dimes this year, which is 22nd in basketball in terms of passing. The Kings are shooting 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (59 of 174) and 75.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 119.3 points per game (6th in basketball) while going 44.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Kings are forcing 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.8 fouls. They are giving up 36.0% on 3-point attempts while they are 21st in the league in points per game allowed (116.3). The Kings defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.9% (171 of 357) and they relinquish 45.5 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 10th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 113 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Rockets took home the win by a final score of 128-119 when they faced the Hornets. The Rockets earned 31 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the game. They also gave up possession 17 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Hornets were called for 19 fouls in the matchup which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to convert 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.6%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Houston made 21 of their 37 tries (56.8%). In all, the Rockets finished 44 for 84 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.4%. The Rockets permitted the Hornets to make 45 out of 90 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 50.0% for the contest. They finished 40.7% from three-point range by connecting on 11 out of 27 and finished the contest at 18 out of 25 at the free throw line (72.0%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Houston allowed Charlotte to grab 44 overall (15 offensive).

Alperen Sengün ended up being important for the Rockets in the game. He made 9 of 12 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 7 rebounds. Sengun tallied 19 points in his 27 mins on the court and had 4 dimes for this contest.

Houston has a win-loss record of 1-3 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Rockets are hitting on 45.9% from the field, which has them ranked 17th in basketball. Houston has totaled 431 points on the year (107.8 per contest) and they pull in 38.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 26.5 times per contest (13th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per game. The Rockets commit 23.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.1% from the charity stripe.

The Rockets on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in the league in points given up per game with 116.8. They are forcing 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.7% from the floor (18th in basketball). The Houston defense gives up 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (51 of 148) and opponents are converting on 78.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 24.8 dimes and 48.3 rebounds per contest, which is 10th and 25th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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