New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 4/11/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Golden 1 Center is the location where the Sacramento Kings (45-34) will meet the New Orleans Pelicans (47-32) on Thursday.

The Pelicans took the court against the Trail Blazers and took home the win by a score of 110-100 in their last game. New Orleans walked away from the contest having earned a 41.4% field goal percentage (36 out of 87) and knocked down 11 out of their 36 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 27 of their 29 shots for a rate of 93.1%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled 45 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 25 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 21 turnovers and earning 13 steals. When it comes to the defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the field on 40 of 85 shooting. Portland recorded 28 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. Moreover, Portland pulled down 47 rebounds (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Portland finished the contest at 87.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 7 of 8 attempts. They converted 13 out of their 38 attempts from 3-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Pelicans finished with 9 and the Trail Blazers totaled 19 personal fouls.

Trey Murphy III is one player who played a role for the contest. Murphy walked away from this one shooting 52.9% from the field and recorded 3 assists. He played 38 minutes and snagged 8 boards. He notched 31 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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New Orleans enters this contest with a record of 47-32 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.5 fouls per contest. As a team, New Orleans is collecting 42.1 boards per game and has 2,125 dimes so far this year, which ranks 12th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Pelicans are hitting 37.8% on shots from downtown (966 of 2,558) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 114.9 points per game (13th in basketball) while hitting 48.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pelicans have forced 13.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They currently rank 16th in the league in giving up assists with 2,111 surrendered this year. The Pelicans defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.1% (3,183 of 6,898) and they concede 40.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 34.8% on 3-pointers while they are 8th in basketball in PPG allowed (110.4).

For their last game, the Kings went home defeated by a final of 112-105 when they played the Thunder. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Sacramento allowed Oklahoma City to get 42 in total (6 on the offensive side). They finished 36.7% from three-point range by hitting 11 out of 30 and finished the game at 23 out of 31 from the free throw line (74.2%). The Kings permitted the Thunder to convert 39 out of 80 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 48.8% in this matchup. Overall, the Kings went 33 out of 96 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.4%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Sacramento knocked down 20 out of 58 tries (34.5%). They were able to knock down 19 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.1%. The Thunder earned 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Kings to the free throw line for 26 tries. They turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Kings earned 35 defensive rebounds and 21 offensive boards totaling 56 for this game.

De'Aaron Fox pitched in for the Kings for the contest. He buried 12 of 29 in this game for a rate of 41.4%, and added 8 rebounds. Fox totaled 33 points in his 43 minutes on the hardwood and added 6 assists for this game.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 45-34 on the campaign. The Kings have committed 20.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 28.4 times per contest (7th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.5 times per game. Sacramento has accounted for 9,207 points for the year (116.5 per contest) and they collect 40.9 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Kings are shooting 47.6% from the field, which has them ranked 15th in the NBA.

The Sacramento defense allows 38.9% on 3-point attempts (1,033 of 2,658) and opponents are knocking down 79.8% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 27.0 assists and 39.7 boards every game, which has them ranked 18th and 10th in the league. The Kings on defense are ranked 17th in the league in points per game surrendered with 115.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the floor (21st in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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