New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 1/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Sunday, January 7, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (20-13) host the New Orleans Pelicans (21-14) at Golden 1 Center on Sunday.

The Pelicans faced off with the Clippers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 111-95 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Pelicans finished with 17 while the Clippers accounted for 18 personal fouls. They converted 15 of 36 shots from beyond the arc. Los Angeles finished 80.0% at the charity stripe by making 16 of 20 tries. In addition, Los Angeles snagged 50 rebounds (10 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Los Angeles doled out 28 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Pertaining to defending, New Orleans allowed 48.8% from the floor on 40 out of 82 shooting. They also distributed 22 dimes for the matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 43 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Pelicans buried 17 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 73.9%. New Orleans ended the contest having earned a 35.9% FG percentage (33 out of 92) and made 12 out of their 29 three-point shots.

Jordan Hawkins is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He recorded 13 points on 4 of 7 shooting. He played for 6 mins and also grabbed 1 board. Hawkins ended up going 57.1% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended.

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New Orleans comes into this one with a win-loss record of 21-14 on the season. They currently have an average of 115.9 points per game (12th in basketball) while going 48.5% from the field. The Pelicans are shooting 37.3% on 3-pointers (404 of 1,084) and 76.7% from the free throw line. As a team, New Orleans is pulling in 44.4 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 923 dimes so far this year, which ranks 10th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Pelicans are forcing 14.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 23rd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 940 surrendered on the campaign. The Pelicans defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.0% (1,419 of 3,087) and they surrender 43.1 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 33.6% on shots from downtown and they are 8th in basketball in opponents PPG (112.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kings walked away with a victory by a final of 135-130 against the Raptors. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Sacramento allowed Toronto to get 37 in total (8 on the offensive side). They shot 35.1% from beyond the arc by going 13 out of 37 and finished the game at 23 out of 27 at the charity stripe (85.2%). The Kings allowed the Raptors to knock down 47 of their 87 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 54.0% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Kings walked away from this one shooting 52 out of 100 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.0%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Sacramento converted 21 out of 38 tries (55.3%). They were able to bury 10 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. The Raptors earned 20 fouls for this contest which got the Kings to the free throw line for 15 tries. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. The Kings were able to collect 31 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 42 for the game.

De'Aaron Fox pitched in for the Kings in the matchup. He made 10 of 20 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 2 rebounds. Fox totaled 24 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accounted for 4 dimes for this game.

Sacramento has a record of 20-13 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Kings are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which ranks them 15th in basketball. Sacramento has scored 3,886 points for the season (117.8 per contest) and they grab 44.0 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.6 times per contest (5th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 13.7 times per game. The Kings have committed 20.7 fouls every game and they shoot 73.0% from the free throw line.

The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 21st in the league in points given up per game with 117.2. They are forcing 13.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (23rd in the NBA). The Sacramento defense allows 38.1% on shots from 3-point land (422 of 1,107) and their opponents are making 80.2% of their free throw shots. They surrender 27.1 dimes and 43.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 20th and 17th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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