Sacramento Kings vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 2/1/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (-8)

The Sacramento Kings are hitting the road to AT&T Center on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the San Antonio Spurs. Sacramento opens this game as 8-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total is set at 234.

The Kings faced the Timberwolves and walked away with a win by a score of 118-111 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Kings finished with 21 while the Timberwolves totaled 16 personal fouls. They made 12 of 39 shots from distance. Minnesota finished shooting 52.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of their 25 tries. On top of that, Minnesota collected 49 rebounds (8 offensive, 41 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Minnesota distributed 26 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Pertaining to the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 46.7% from the floor on 43 out of 92 shooting. They also dished out 20 assists in the game in addition to creating 18 turnovers and earning 15 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 50 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Kings buried 15 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 68.2%. Sacramento ended with a 47.5% field goal percentage (47 of 99) and buried 9 out of their 30 shots from 3-point land.

De'Aaron Fox is one player who was important for this game. Fox finished 48.1% from the floor and recorded 4 assists. He saw the court for 41 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. He totaled 32 points on 13 of 27 shooting.

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Sacramento enters this game with a record of 28-21 on the campaign. They turn it over 14.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.1 fouls per game. As a unit, Sacramento is collecting 42.2 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,322 assists on the year, which is 9th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are hitting 36.9% on shots from downtown (661 of 1,793) and 79.2% from the charity stripe. They average 119.5 pts per contest (1st in the league) while going 49.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Kings have forced 14.3 turnovers every game while drawing 21.3 personal fouls. They give up 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 22nd in the league in points per game allowed (116.5). The Kings defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 48.8% (2,130 of 4,362) and they concede 42.0 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 9th in the league in allowing assists with 1,243 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Spurs went home defeated by a final of 127-106 when they played the Wizards. The Spurs were able to corral 29 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. The Wizards committed 19 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Spurs to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a clip of 65.2%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, San Antonio converted 7 of 29 tries (24.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Spurs went 42 out of 97 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.3%. The Spurs permitted the Wizards to knock down 48 out of their 86 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.8% in the matchup. They went 53.3% from three-point range by hitting 16 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 17 from the charity stripe (88.2%). Regarding how they rebounded, San Antonio permitted Washington to pull down 45 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Keldon Johnson was important for the Spurs in the game. Johnson racked up 26 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and accumulated 4 assists for this contest. He converted 12 of 21 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 4 rebounds.

San Antonio has a mark of 14-37 on the year. As an offense, the Spurs are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which ranks 19th in the NBA. San Antonio has totaled 5,742 points this season (112.6 per contest) and they pull down 43.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.1 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they are giving up possession 15.3 times per contest. The Spurs commit 19.9 fouls per contest while shooting 73.9% from the charity stripe.

The San Antonio defense gives up 40.3% on shots from beyond the arc (656 of 1,629) and their opponents are making 76.9% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 26.6 dimes and 43.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 30th and 15th in the NBA. The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 30th in the league in points given up per game with 122.3. They have forced 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 51.0% from the field (30th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (-8)

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