Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 4/16/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Golden State (-2)

Golden 1 Center is where the Sacramento Kings (46-36) will compete against the Golden State Warriors (46-36) on Tuesday in a Western Conference Play-In game. Golden State opens this game as 2-point favorites. The total has been set at 227.

The Warriors stepped onto the hardwood against the Jazz and walked away with a win by a score of 123-116 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Warriors ended up walking away with 14 while the Jazz totaled 20 personal fouls. They also converted 14 out of their 34 attempts from long range. Utah finished the contest at 62.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 16 shots. In addition, Utah grabbed 48 rebounds (14 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Utah doled out 22 assists and had 6 steals for this game. With regard to the defense, Golden State allowed the other team to shoot 51.7% from the field on 46 of 89 shooting. They also doled out 35 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and having 10 steals. When discussing rebounding, they collected a total of 42 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Warriors converted 19 of 23 attempts for a rate of 82.6%. Golden State walked away from the contest with a 47.9% FG percentage (45 out of 94) and converted 14 of 43 three-point shots.

Klay Thompson is a player who was a major factor for this contest. He totaled 25 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He played 20 minutes played and also grabbed 3 boards. Thompson finished the contest at 53.8% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Golden State enters this game with a record of 46-36 on the year. They are averaging 117.8 points per outing (8th in the NBA) while hitting 47.7% from the field. The Warriors are connecting on 38.0% on 3-pointers (1,211 of 3,191) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Golden State is pulling down 46.7 boards per contest and has totaled 2,402 assists for the season, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 14.3 times per game and as a team they commit 19.5 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Warriors are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They give up 35.9% on shots from downtown while they are 18th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (115.2). The Warriors defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.6% (3,453 of 7,415) and they concede 42.9 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 16th in the league in giving up assists with 2,187 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last played, the Kings took home the win by a final score of 121-82 when they played the Trail Blazers. With respect to rebounding, Sacramento allowed Portland to grab 54 in all (23 on the offensive glass). They shot 15.6% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 45 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 17 at the free throw line (76.5%). The Kings permitted the Trail Blazers to bury 31 out of 98 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.6% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Kings walked away from this one shooting 43 for 87 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.4%. Concerning shots from distance, Sacramento made 13 out of their 34 tries (38.2%). They were able to bury 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.5%. The Trail Blazers committed 19 personal fouls for this contest which took the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 11 steals in this game. The Kings snagged 38 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 51 for the matchup.

De'Aaron Fox ended up being important for the Kings in the matchup. Fox earned 24 points in his 26 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes in this game. He buried 10 of 14 in the game giving him a rate of 71.4%, and had 2 rebounds.

Sacramento has a mark of 46-36 for the campaign. The Kings are committing 19.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 74.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 28.3 times per game (7th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per game. Sacramento has accumulated 9,558 points so far this season (116.6 per contest) and they pull down 44.0 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Kings are hitting on 47.7% from the field, which ranks them 14th in the NBA.

The Sacramento defense allows 38.7% on shots from 3-point land (1,074 of 2,775) and their opponents are connecting on 80.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 26.9 assists and 42.5 boards per game, which has them ranked 19th and 9th in the league. The Kings on defense are ranked 17th in the league in PPG given up with 114.8. They are able to force 13.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.0% from the field (21st in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+2)

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