New York Knicks vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/16/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Saturday, March 16, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The New York Knicks (39-27) are hitting the road to Golden 1 Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Sacramento Kings (38-27).

The Knicks took the court against the Trail Blazers and notched a win by a score of 105-93 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Knicks finished with 18 while the Trail Blazers had 19 fouls. They also buried 11 out of their 33 attempts from beyond the arc. Portland shot 87.5% from the free throw line by burying 14 of 16 attempts. Furthermore, Portland collected 45 rebounds (13 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 1 block. Portland doled out 19 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defense, New York let their opponent shoot 40.5% from the floor on 34 out of 84 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in the matchup while creating 17 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 50 with 15 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Knicks knocked down 23 of 26 shots for a rate of 88.5%. New York ended the game with a 43.7% field goal percentage (38 of 87) and knocked down 6 out of their 29 shots from 3-point land.

Jalen Brunson is a guy who came through for the contest. Brunson finished shooting 46.7% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and grabbed 1 rebound. He ended up finishing with 45 points on 14 of 30 shooting.

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New York will take the court with a win-loss record of 39-27 this season. They are averaging 112.2 pts per contest (23rd in basketball) while hitting 46.1% from the field. The Knicks are shooting 36.3% on 3-point shots (859 of 2,365) and 78.4% from the free throw line. As a team, New York is pulling down 45.8 boards per game and is sitting with 1,573 dimes so far this year, which ranks 29th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.7 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Knicks are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 fouls. They give up 36.8% on 3-point shots and they rank 2nd in the league in PPG allowed (108.1). The Knicks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.9% (2,658 of 5,672) and they concede 40.6 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 8th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,678 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kings got the victory with a final of 120-107 when they played the Lakers. The Kings were able to collect 35 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in the game. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 11 steals in the matchup. The Lakers earned 12 fouls in this game which took the Kings to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They were able to bury 9 of those for a rate of 75.0%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Sacramento converted 19 of 41 tries (46.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Kings went 46 for 88 from the field which had them shooting 52.3%. The Kings allowed the Lakers to knock down 38 of their 78 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.7% in this game. They went 43.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 14 out of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 22 from the charity stripe (77.3%). In reference to rebounds, Sacramento permitted Los Angeles to get 38 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Harrison Barnes ended up being a factor for the Kings for the game. Barnes earned 23 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 15 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and had 2 rebounds.

Sacramento has a mark of 38-27 for the season. The Kings commit 20.1 fouls per contest and they go 73.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.8 times per game (6th in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.3 times per contest. Sacramento has accumulated 7,697 pts this season (118.4 per contest) and they pull down 43.5 boards per contest. As an offense, the Kings are hitting on 48.6% from the floor, which ranks them 9th in basketball.

The Sacramento defense allows 39.5% on shots from distance (862 of 2,182) and opponents are making 80.9% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 27.8 dimes and 42.1 boards every game, which is ranked 22nd and 8th in the NBA. The Kings defensively are ranked 21st in the NBA in PPG given up with 117.4. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 48.7% from the floor (23rd in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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