Sacramento Kings vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 3/29/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (-13)

Moda Center is the location where the Portland Trail Blazers will meet the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. Portland opens this contest as 13-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The total is set at 230.

The Kings took the court against the Timberwolves and took a loss by a score of 119-115 in their last contest. Sacramento ended the game having earned a 46.4% FG percentage (39 out of 84) and converted 5 out of their 27 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Kings converted 32 of their 40 shots for a rate of 80.0%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they compiled 42 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 16 assists for this game while creating 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When it comes to the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 51.2% from the floor on 44 out of 86 shooting. Minnesota dished out 33 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. On top of that, Minnesota snagged 40 rebounds (11 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Minnesota finished the contest at 64.7% from the charity stripe by making 22 of 34 tries. They also converted 9 out of their 24 tries from downtown. In reference to personal fouls, the Kings finished with 23 and the Timberwolves accumulated 27 personal fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is a guy who played a role for the matchup. Fox finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and also distributed 6 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and also totaled 4 boards. He racked up 29 points on 10 of 20 shooting.

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Sacramento enters this game with a win-loss record of 45-30 on the campaign. They have an average of 121.0 points per contest (1st in basketball) while going 49.6% from the floor. The Kings are connecting on 37.2% on three-point attempts (1,029 of 2,768) and 79.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Sacramento is snagging 42.2 boards per game and has tallied 2,031 assists for the season, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.8 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Kings are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 21.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 29th in the NBA in giving up assists with 2,004 conceded on the year. The Kings defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 49.5% (3,303 of 6,677) and they concede 42.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 37.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 26th in the NBA in PPG allowed (118.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a final score of 124-90 when they played the Pelicans. When talking about cleaning the glass, Portland allowed New Orleans to pull down 53 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 42.9% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 12 out of 28 and ended up going 14 out of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Pelicans to convert 49 of their 86 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 57.0% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers shot 35 out of 90 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.9%. In reference to shots from downtown, Portland converted 7 of 33 tries (21.2%). They were able to bury 13 of them for a clip of 86.7%. The Pelicans had 16 fouls in this game which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Trail Blazers were able to snag 23 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the contest.

Keon Johnson was important for the Trail Blazers in the game. Johnson accumulated 20 points in his 31 mins on the court and accounted for 6 dimes for this game. He converted 7 of 15 in this matchup giving him a rate of 46.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Portland has a win-loss record of 32-43 this year. The Trail Blazers have committed 20.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 80.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.9 times per game (22nd in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.5 times per contest. Portland has earned 8,536 points on the season (113.8 per game) and they snag 40.7 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which is 13th in the NBA.

The Portland defense surrenders 37.5% on shots from distance (914 of 2,437) and their opposition makes 78.4% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 26.4 dimes and 42.5 boards every game, which is 29th and 12th in basketball. The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 20th in the league in PPG allowed with 116.3. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.8% from the field (26th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland (+13)

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