Oklahoma City Thunder vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 11/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Monday, November 25, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Oklahoma City Thunder (12-4) are on their way to Golden 1 Center on Monday where they will take on the Sacramento Kings (8-7).

The Thunder faced the Trail Blazers and walked away with a win by a score of 109-99 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Thunder ended up with 20 while the Trail Blazers accumulated 20 personal fouls. They converted 15 of 38 shots from three-point range. Portland shot 71.4% at the charity stripe by making 20 of 28 tries. On top of that, Portland pulled down 49 rebounds (16 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 8 rejections. Portland distributed 18 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. When discussing the defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 40.5% from the field on 32 of 79 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 24 turnovers and getting 14 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned 46 with 15 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Thunder knocked down 20 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 87.0%. Oklahoma City finished the contest with a 44.0% FG percentage (40 of 91) and knocked down 9 of their 31 3-point attempts.

Jalen Williams is someone who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 30 points on 11 of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and also grabbed 7 rebounds. Williams finished 57.9% from the field and also earned 8 dimes.

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Oklahoma City heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 12-4 for the season. They currently have an average of 114.3 points per outing (14th in the league) while connecting on 45.7% from the floor. The Thunder are hitting 34.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (219 of 637) and 82.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Oklahoma City is collecting 42.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 404 dimes so far this season, which is 13th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 21.3 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Thunder are able to force 20.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They give up 34.6% on shots from downtown and they are 2nd in the league in PPG allowed (103.6). The Thunder are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.1% (575 of 1,365) and they surrender 49.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 16th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 393 relinquished so far this season.

When they last played, the Kings took a loss by a score of 109-108 when they faced the Hawks. Concerning team rebounding, Sacramento allowed Atlanta to snag 37 in all (6 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 42.1% from distance by going 16 of 38 and ended up going 15 of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Kings permitted the Hawks to bury 39 of 83 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.0% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Kings went 37 for 85 from the floor which had them shooting 43.5%. In reference to shots from distance, Sacramento converted 20 out of 46 attempts (43.5%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.7%. The Hawks earned 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Kings to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 9 steals in the matchup. The Kings pulled down 36 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in this game.

Keon Ellis ended up being a major contributor for the Kings in the game. Ellis had 33 points in his 33 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for the game. He knocked down 9 of 17 for the game for a rate of 52.9%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 8-7 on the season. The Kings have committed 20.4 fouls every game and they hit 82.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.6 times per game (22nd in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.9 times per game. Sacramento has tallied 1,753 points so far this year (116.9 per game) and they average 43.3 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Kings are hitting on 48.9% from the field, which has them ranked 3rd in the NBA.

The Sacramento defense gives up 38.0% on three-point shots (228 of 600) and their opponents are making 79.5% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 25.8 dimes and 41.5 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 14th and 4th in basketball. The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 17th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 113.7. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (10th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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