Dallas Mavericks vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (41-29) welcome the Dallas Mavericks (41-29) at Golden 1 Center on Tuesday.

The Mavericks played the Jazz and notched a win by a score of 113-97 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Mavericks finished with 20 and the Jazz accumulated 23 personal fouls. They converted 4 out of their 30 shots from 3-point range. Utah finished the game shooting 89.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 19 attempts. In addition, Utah grabbed 38 rebounds (5 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Utah totaled 29 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Concerning defending, Dallas let their opponent shoot 45.8% from the floor on 38 out of 83 shooting. They also dished out 33 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In relation to hauling in boards, they compiled 43 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Mavericks knocked down 17 of their 28 shots for a rate of 60.7%. Dallas ended having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (43 out of 86) and buried 10 of their 32 three-point attempts.

Luka Doncic is someone who was a factor in this game. He walked away with 34 points on 11 out of 23 shooting. He played for 35 minutes and also snagged 9 rebounds. Doncic finished 47.8% from the floor and also distributed 8 dimes.

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Dallas will play this contest with a mark of 41-29 for the campaign. They cough up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Dallas is collecting 42.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,794 assists for the year, which has them ranked 22nd in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Mavericks are connecting on 36.9% from downtown (1,016 of 2,755) and 75.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 118.6 points per outing (6th in the league) while shooting 48.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Mavericks are able to force 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 20.7 fouls. They relinquish 36.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 22nd in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.0). The Mavericks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 48.0% (3,037 of 6,329) and they concede 45.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 22nd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,942 conceded this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kings got the victory with a final of 109-107 when they played the Magic. The Kings recorded 36 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 42 for the game. They turned the ball over 7 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Magic earned 20 fouls in this contest which got the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They were able to bury 18 of those for a rate of 85.7%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Sacramento buried 15 of their 40 tries (37.5%). Overall, the Kings finished the game shooting 38 for 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.7%. The Kings allowed the Magic to bury 42 out of 88 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.7% in this contest. They shot 28.6% from beyond the arc by going 10 of 35 and ended up going 13 out of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Sacramento allowed Orlando to collect 49 in total (12 on the offensive side).

De'Aaron Fox ended up being a factor for the Kings for this game. Fox recorded 31 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists in the game. He made 10 out of 22 in this game for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and had 8 rebounds.

Sacramento has a mark of 41-29 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Kings are connecting on 48.2% from the floor, which is ranked 11th in the NBA. Sacramento has accumulated 8,243 points this year (117.8 per game) and they collect 43.8 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.6 times per game (6th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest. The Kings commit 20.1 fouls every game and they go 74.4% from the charity stripe.

The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 18th in the league in PPG allowed with 116.3. They have forced 13.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (21st in the league). The Sacramento defense allows 39.0% from downtown (916 of 2,350) and opponents are making 80.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 27.4 assists and 42.4 boards every game, which is 21st and 9th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Sacramento and under the total points

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