Utah Jazz vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/25/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Saturday, March 25, 2023

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings are welcoming the Utah Jazz at Golden 1 Center on Saturday.

The Jazz stepped onto the hardwood against the Trail Blazers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-115 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Jazz finished with 21 while the Trail Blazers totaled 24 personal fouls. They also knocked down 13 out of their 41 tries from 3-point range. Portland walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by burying 24 of their 30 shots. On top of that, Portland grabbed 43 rebounds (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Portland distributed 28 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. In regard to defense, Utah let their opponent shoot 48.4% from the floor on 45 out of 93 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 47 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Jazz buried 26 of their 36 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. Utah ended with a 47.6% FG percentage (39 out of 82) and knocked down 11 of 35 shots from 3-point land.

Lauri Markkanen is one player who came through in this matchup. He ended up with 40 points on 14 of 23 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes and pulled down 12 boards. Markkanen finished shooting 60.9% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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Utah will play this game with a record of 35-37 this season. They are turning it over 15.5 times per game and as a team are committing 20.7 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Utah is grabbing 45.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,857 assists so far this year, which is 11th in basketball in terms of passing. The Jazz are shooting 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (995 of 2,769) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 117.4 pts per game (6th in the NBA) while shooting 47.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Jazz have forced 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.9 fouls. They are giving up 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 23rd in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (117.4). The Jazz defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.4% (3,113 of 6,563) and they relinquish 43.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 7th in the league in giving up assists with 1,745 relinquished this year.

When they last played, the Kings took a loss by a score of 132-109 when they played the Celtics. The Kings earned 32 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 3 steals in this matchup. The Celtics earned 15 fouls in this contest which got the Kings to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Sacramento knocked down 17 of their 44 tries (38.6%). Overall, the Kings shot 39 out of 81 from the field which had them shooting 48.1%. The Kings permitted the Celtics to bury 49 out of 92 attempts from the field which had them at 53.3% for the game. They went 40.9% from distance by shooting 18 out of 44 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 23 at the free throw line (69.6%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Sacramento allowed Boston to grab 43 in total (11 on the offensive side).

De'Aaron Fox pitched in for the Kings for this game. He converted 6 out of 11 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 1 rebound. Fox recorded 18 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 3 assists in this matchup.

Sacramento has a mark of 43-29 so far this year. The Kings are committing 19.8 fouls per game and they hit 79.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.2 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they cough up possession 13.8 times per game. Sacramento has accounted for 8,703 points on the year (120.9 per contest) and they average 42.3 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Kings are connecting on 49.7% from the floor, which is ranked 2nd in the NBA.

The Sacramento defense surrenders 37.4% from downtown (904 of 2,420) and opponents are knocking down 79.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 26.5 assists and 42.1 total rebounds per game, which is 30th and 7th in basketball. The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 28th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 118.5. They have forced 14.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.4% from the field (29th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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