Sacramento Kings vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 12/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (-6)

The Sacramento Kings (17-11) are traveling to Moda Center on Tuesday where they will play the Portland Trail Blazers (7-21). Portland opens this game as 6-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 236.5.

The Kings took the court against the Timberwolves and took a loss by a final of 110-98 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 20 and the Timberwolves accounted for 18 fouls. They converted 10 of their 33 tries from distance. Minnesota ended up going 85.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 14 shots. Moreover, Minnesota grabbed 43 rebounds (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Minnesota distributed 31 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. When it comes to the defense, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the floor on 44 of 87 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists for this game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding rebounding, they collected 40 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Kings buried 16 of 21 attempts for a rate of 76.2%. Sacramento ended having earned a 43.5% field goal percentage (37 out of 85) and buried 8 of their 33 shots from beyond the arc.

De'Aaron Fox is someone who was a factor for this contest. He recorded 27 points on 10 out of 23 shooting. He played for 39 mins and snagged 4 boards. Fox finished the contest at 43.5% from the floor and also totaled 6 assists.

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Sacramento will enter this contest with a mark of 17-11 so far this year. They average 117.5 points per contest (8th in the NBA) while going 47.2% from the field. The Kings are shooting 36.8% on 3-point shots (427 of 1,160) and 73.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is pulling in 43.2 boards per contest and has accounted for 797 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 8th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Kings are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 fouls. They are giving up 37.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 21st in basketball in opponents PPG (117.4). The Kings defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 49.0% (1,207 of 2,465) and they surrender 43.7 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 18th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 761 conceded this season.

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers went home defeated by a final of 126-106 when they played the Warriors. In regard to team rebounding, Portland permitted Golden State to snag 49 overall (13 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 30.3% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 33 and ended up going 20 out of 24 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Warriors to knock down 48 of 83 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.8% in the game. When the game finished, the Trail Blazers finished the game shooting 38 for 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2%. In relation to 3-pointers, Portland knocked down 13 out of 35 tries (37.1%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a rate of 68.0%. The Warriors were called for 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 13 steals in the matchup. The Trail Blazers earned 22 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for this game.

Anfernee Simons ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for the game. He made 7 out of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and had 2 rebounds. Simons earned 25 points in his 34 minutes on the court and totaled 2 dimes for the game.

Portland has a record of 7-21 on the season. As an offensive team, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 43.8% from the floor, which ranks them 30th in basketball. Portland has accounted for 3,023 pts so far this year (108.0 per game) and they collect 41.0 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.4 times per game (30th in the league) and they turn the ball over 15.3 times per game. The Trail Blazers commit 20.7 personal fouls per game and they shoot 79.9% from the free throw line.

The Portland defense allows 33.0% on 3-point attempts (300 of 909) and their opposition makes 80.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 26.7 dimes and 45.1 boards per game, which has them ranked 18th and 24th in the league. The Trail Blazers defensively are ranked 17th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 114.7. They have forced 15.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 49.0% from the floor (25th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland (+6)

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