Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 2/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets

Date: Monday, February 6, 2023

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Southwest

The Sacramento Kings are en route to Toyota Center on Monday where they will take on the Houston Rockets.

The Kings faced off with the Pacers and ended up losing by a score of 107-104 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Kings walked away with 15 while the Pacers finished the game with 18 fouls. They buried 17 out of their 41 attempts from three-point range. Indiana ended up shooting 71.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 14 attempts. In addition, Indiana pulled down 47 boards (9 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Indiana distributed 28 dimes and had 13 steals in this game. In terms of defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 44.9% from the floor on 40 out of 89 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists in this contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 49 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Kings converted 17 of 20 tries for a percentage of 85.0%. Sacramento finished the game having earned a 43.0% field goal percentage (37 of 86) and knocked down 13 of 38 shots from distance.

Harrison Barnes is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. Barnes finished the game at 58.3% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes. He saw the court for 35 minutes and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Sacramento enters this one with a mark of 29-22 this season. They average 119.2 points per outing (1st in the league) while hitting 49.3% from the field. The Kings are connecting on 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc (682 of 1,858) and 79.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Sacramento is grabbing 42.2 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,371 dimes this year, which has them ranked 10th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 14.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers every game while drawing 21.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.1% from 3-point land and they are ranked 21st in basketball in PPG allowed (116.2). The Kings are allowing a FG percentage of 48.9% (2,218 of 4,539) and they relinquish 42.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 9th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,301 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 153-121 when they faced the Thunder. The Rockets were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. The Thunder earned 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for 27 tries. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. When talking about shots from distance, Houston converted 10 out of their 30 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Rockets went 45 out of 89 from the floor which had them at 50.6%. The Rockets permitted the Thunder to convert 56 of their 97 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 57.7% for the contest. They went 45.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 21 of 46 and ended up shooting 20 of 23 from the free throw line (87.0%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Houston allowed Oklahoma City to grab 42 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Josh Christopher ended up having an impact for the Rockets for the contest. He converted 7 out of 11 in the game for a rate of 63.6%, but wasn't able to snag a board. Christopher recorded 20 points in his 28 mins of playing time and accounted for 5 assists for the game.

Houston has a record of 13-40 so far this season. The Rockets are committing 20.6 fouls per contest and they hit 75.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 22.4 times per contest (29th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 17.0 times per game. Houston has scored 5,823 points so far this year (109.9 per game) and they collect 46.8 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Rockets are hitting on 45.1% from the field, which ranks 29th in the NBA.

The Houston defense allows 36.7% on 3-point attempts (766 of 2,085) and opponents are converting on 78.7% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 25.6 dimes and 41.9 boards per contest, which ranks them 17th and 4th in basketball. The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 25th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 117.5. They are able to force 13.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (17th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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