Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 2/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Golden 1 Center is the location where the Sacramento Kings (29-20) will meet the Detroit Pistons (6-43) on Wednesday.

The Pistons faced off with the Magic and went home with a loss by a final score of 111-99 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Pistons ended up finishing with 18 and the Magic finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also buried 10 of their 24 tries from three-point range. Orlando ended up going 73.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 15 tries. Furthermore, Orlando snagged 37 rebounds (7 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Orlando earned 22 assists and had 7 steals in this game. Pertaining to defense, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 53.6% from the field on 45 of 84 shooting. They also recorded 22 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 36 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pistons converted 19 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 86.4%. Detroit wrapped up the game having earned a 45.0% FG percentage (36 out of 80) and buried 8 out of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Cade Cunningham is a player who was a contributor in the game. Cunningham finished the contest at 42.9% from the field and also dished out 7 assists. He played for 32 minutes and pulled down 5 boards. He racked up 18 points on 6 out of 14 shooting.

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Detroit will play this contest with a mark of 6-43 this season. They have an average of 112.6 points per contest (23rd in basketball) while hitting 47.4% from the floor. The Pistons are connecting on 35.6% on 3-pointers (543 of 1,524) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Detroit is collecting 43.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,289 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 19th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 21.8 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Pistons are forcing 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 38.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 27th in the league in PPG allowed (122.3). The Pistons are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.6% (2,183 of 4,402) and they surrender 42.7 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 13th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,303 surrendered this year.

For their last game, the Kings took a defeat with a final score of 136-110 against the Cavaliers. The Kings pulled down 30 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 40 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 5 steals in the matchup. The Cavaliers committed 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to knock down 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 58.3%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Sacramento knocked down 17 of 44 tries (38.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Kings walked away from this one shooting 43 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2%. The Kings permitted the Cavaliers to convert 51 out of their 88 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.0% in the game. They went 56.1% from three-point range by shooting 23 out of 41 and finished the contest at 11 of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). With respect to team rebounding, Sacramento allowed Cleveland to grab 45 overall (5 offensive).

Harrison Barnes was important for the Kings in the matchup. Barnes recorded 22 points in his 30 mins on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist. He knocked down 8 out of 15 in this contest for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and had 1 rebound.

Sacramento has a mark of 29-20 for the season. The Kings have committed 20.0 fouls per game while shooting 72.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 28.7 times per contest (5th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.5 times per game. Sacramento has accumulated 5,799 points this season (118.3 per game) and they pull down 43.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Kings are hitting on 48.1% from the field, which has them ranked 10th in basketball.

The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 20th in the NBA in PPG given up with 117.8. They have forced 13.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.6% from the floor (21st in the league). The Sacramento defense concedes 39.5% on shots from beyond the arc (668 of 1,693) and opponents are making 80.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 27.6 assists and 42.9 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 21st and 12th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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