Indiana Pacers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 1/18/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Indiana Pacers (23-17) are hitting the road to Golden 1 Center on Thursday where they will compete against the Sacramento Kings (23-17).

The Pacers took the court against the Jazz and took a loss by a final of 132-105 in their last game. Indiana wrapped up the game with a 40.0% field goal percentage (38 out of 95) and made 9 of their 31 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pacers made 20 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned 43 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 27 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 55.6% from the field on 45 out of 81 shooting. Utah earned 29 assists and had 5 steals in this game. Furthermore, Utah grabbed 46 rebounds (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Utah finished the contest at 88.6% at the free throw line by making 31 of 35 attempts. They buried 11 of 25 attempts from 3-point land. In reference to fouls, the Pacers ended up with 31 and the Jazz totaled 17 fouls.

Buddy Hield is one player who played a role in the matchup. Hield finished the contest at 62.5% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 23 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He left the arena with 14 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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Indiana will enter this contest with a record of 23-17 this year. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 22.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Indiana is pulling down 40.8 boards per contest and has tallied 1,241 dimes on the season, which is 1st in the NBA in terms of passing. The Pacers are connecting on 38.1% on shots from 3-point land (566 of 1,485) and 79.7% from the free throw line. They average 125.6 points per outing (1st in the NBA) while hitting 50.8% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pacers have forced 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They surrender 38.0% on 3-pointers while they are 28th in the league in PPG allowed (123.5). The Pacers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 50.2% (1,812 of 3,606) and they relinquish 42.8 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 8th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,014 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Kings took a loss by a score of 119-117 when they faced the Suns. The Kings were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this contest. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Suns earned 15 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to bury 7 of them for a clip of 58.3%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Sacramento buried 18 of their 40 tries (45.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Kings shot 46 for 92 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Kings allowed the Suns to convert 42 of 85 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.4% in this game. They finished shooting 45.9% from downtown by going 17 out of 37 and finished the game at 18 of 20 from the free throw line (90.0%). In relation to rebounding, Sacramento allowed Phoenix to collect 46 in all (8 offensive).

De'Aaron Fox ended up being a major contributor for the Kings in the game. Fox scored 33 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists for this game. He converted 12 of 24 for the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Sacramento has a record of 23-17 this year. As an offensive unit, the Kings are connecting on 47.6% from the floor, which ranks them 14th in the league. Sacramento has scored 4,727 pts for the campaign (118.2 per contest) and they grab 43.7 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 29.0 times per game (5th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest. The Kings commit 20.3 personal fouls per game and they hit 73.1% from the free throw line.

The Sacramento defense concedes 39.2% on 3-point shots (536 of 1,369) and opponents are connecting on 80.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 27.3 assists and 43.1 boards per game, which is ranked 22nd and 14th in the league. The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 21st in the league in points per game surrendered with 117.8. They are forcing 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.6% from the floor (24th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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