Sacramento Kings vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/15/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Sunday, January 15, 2023

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (-8)

AT&T Center is the site where the San Antonio Spurs will try to beat the Sacramento Kings on Sunday. Sacramento opens this contest as 8-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total is 234.

The Kings played the Rockets and went home with a win by a final score of 139-114 in their last contest. Sacramento wrapped up the game having earned a 54.7% FG percentage (47 of 86) and buried 20 of 40 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Kings buried 25 of 29 tries for a percentage of 86.2%. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned 46 with 14 of them being offensive. They also doled out 34 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In the matter of defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 47.3% from the field on 43 of 91 shooting. Houston dished out 23 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. In addition, Houston collected 34 rebounds (12 offensive, 22 defensive) and got 8 rejections. Houston finished 64.0% at the free throw line by converting 16 of their 25 tries. They also converted 12 out of their 37 shots from 3-point land. Concerning fouls, the Kings finished with 19 while the Rockets finished the game with 24 fouls.

Harrison Barnes is a guy who came through for the matchup. Barnes finished the game shooting 57.1% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes. He was on the court for 36 mins played and also totaled 7 boards. He accounted for 27 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Sacramento will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 22-18 this year. They are giving up possession 14.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.7 fouls per game. As a unit, Sacramento is collecting 42.1 boards per contest and has 1,113 dimes this season, which is 9th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Kings are hitting 36.7% on three-point attempts (560 of 1,527) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 119.7 pts per contest (1st in the NBA) while going 49.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Kings are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 10th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,035 surrendered for the year. The Kings defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.9% (1,772 of 3,627) and they relinquish 42.3 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 35.9% on three-point shots and they are 25th in basketball in PPG allowed (117.0).

In their last game, the Spurs took a loss by a score of 144-113 against the Warriors. The Spurs collected 31 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Warriors committed 26 personal fouls in this game which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for a total of 34 tries. They were able to knock down 25 of the free throws for a rate of 73.5%. In reference to three-point shots, San Antonio made 8 out of their 22 tries (36.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Spurs finished 40 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.5%. The Spurs allowed the Warriors to bury 55 of 101 tries from the floor which left them shooting 54.5% in the game. They finished 37.5% from 3-point land by shooting 18 out of 48 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 20 from the charity stripe (80.0%). In reference to attacking the glass, San Antonio allowed Golden State to grab 55 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Tre Jones pitched in for the Spurs for the matchup. He converted 7 of 11 in this game giving him a rate of 63.6%, and accounted for 1 rebound. Jones earned 21 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 5 dimes in this game.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 13-29 for the campaign. The Spurs commit 20.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 27.1 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.8 times per contest. San Antonio has totaled 4,836 points for the campaign (112.5 per game) and they collect 42.8 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Spurs are shooting 47.2% from the field, which is ranked 13th in the NBA.

The San Antonio defense concedes 39.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (552 of 1,390) and their opponents are making 76.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 26.4 dimes and 43.8 rebounds per game, which is 29th and 18th in the league. The Spurs on defense are ranked 30th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 121.5. They are forcing 14.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.6% from the floor (30th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Antonio (+8)

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