Dallas Mavericks vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 12/30/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (13-17) host the Dallas Mavericks (19-11) at Golden 1 Center on Monday.

The Mavericks faced the Timberwolves and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 105-99 in their last contest. Dallas finished with a 41.4% field goal percentage (36 of 87) and made 16 of their 43 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Mavericks made 11 of 11 tries for a rate of 100.0%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 5 of them being offensive. They also distributed 30 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. With respect to defense, Dallas allowed 46.5% from the floor on 40 out of 86 shooting. Minnesota totaled 26 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. Additionally, Minnesota snagged 51 boards (13 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Minnesota finished the contest at 84.6% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of 13 tries. They also converted 14 of 32 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When talking about personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 14 while the Timberwolves recorded 18 personal fouls.

Kyrie Irving is one guy who was a contributor in the matchup. Irving finished the contest at 51.9% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes. He played 37 minutes played and totaled 5 rebounds. He finished with 39 points on 14 of 27 shooting.

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Dallas comes into this contest with a mark of 19-11 this year. They are turning it over 14.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.2 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Dallas is grabbing 45.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 765 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 15th in basketball in terms of passing. The Mavericks are shooting 37.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (404 of 1,073) and 77.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 118.2 pts per game (5th in the league) on 48.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks have forced 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 24th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 804 surrendered on the year. The Mavericks defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.3% (1,230 of 2,714) and they surrender 43.8 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 13th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (111.8).

When they last played, the Kings went home defeated by a final of 122-95 when they played the Pacers. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Sacramento allowed Indiana to snag 47 overall (15 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 43.6% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 17 of 39 and finished the game at 5 of 8 at the free throw line (62.5%). The Kings permitted the Pacers to make 50 of their 86 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.1% for this game. In all, the Kings ended up shooting 35 out of 96 from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.5%. With respect to shots from downtown, Sacramento knocked down 12 of 38 tries (31.6%). They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a rate of 76.5%. The Pacers committed 11 personal fouls for this contest which took the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Kings collected 44 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 50 for the game.

De'Aaron Fox ended up being a major contributor for the Kings for this contest. He buried 7 out of 19 in this game for a field goal rate of 36.8%, and tallied 5 rebounds. Fox earned 23 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and earned 7 dimes for the game.

Sacramento has a win-loss record of 13-17 this season. As an offensive team, the Kings are hitting on 47.6% from the field, which ranks them 8th in the league. Sacramento has accounted for 3,444 points for the season (114.8 per contest) and they average 43.6 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.7 times per game (15th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. The Kings commit 20.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.1% from the charity stripe.

The Sacramento defense allows 37.5% on 3-pointers (437 of 1,166) and their opponents are knocking down 79.6% of their foul shots. They surrender 26.0 dimes and 43.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 16th and 7th in basketball. The Kings are ranked 17th in the NBA in points given up per game with 113.6. They are able to force 15.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the field (14th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Dallas

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