Philadelphia 76ers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 1/1/2025 Preview and Pick
Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Sacramento Kings
Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA
TV: NBC Sports California
The Sacramento Kings (13-19) will take on the Philadelphia 76ers (12-17) at Golden 1 Center on Wednesday.
The 76ers played the Jazz and walked away with a win by a score of 114-111 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the 76ers finished with 22 while the Jazz recorded 25 fouls. They buried 12 of their 36 shots from downtown. Utah finished shooting 86.7% from the charity stripe by making 13 of 15 shots. Furthermore, Utah collected 48 boards (14 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. Utah recorded 27 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. In terms of defense, Philadelphia allowed their opponent to shoot 48.3% from the floor on 43 of 89 shooting. They also recorded 22 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 22 turnovers and earning 15 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 32 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the 76ers made 29 of their 37 shots for a rate of 78.4%. Philadelphia finished with a 43.4% FG percentage (36 out of 83) and converted 13 of their 36 3-point attempts.
Joel Embiid is someone who was a contributor for this contest. Embiid finished shooting 47.6% from the field and also earned 4 dimes. He played for 35 mins played and snagged 5 boards. He totaled 32 points on 10 of 21 shooting.
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Philadelphia heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 12-17 so far this year. They turn it over 14.1 times per game and as a team are committing 20.1 personal fouls per game. As a team, Philadelphia is pulling in 40.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 633 dimes on the campaign, which is 30th in the league in terms of passing. The 76ers are hitting 33.5% from downtown (349 of 1,042) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 106.6 points per game (27th in basketball) while hitting 44.3% from the floor.
On the defensive end of the court, the 76ers are forcing 17.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 4th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 755 surrendered on the year. The 76ers are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.7% (1,161 of 2,434) and they relinquish 44.2 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 35.8% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 10th in the league in points per game from their opponents (110.6).
When they last played, the Kings walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 132-122 against the Lakers. The Kings collected 26 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the game. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. The Lakers had 13 fouls in the matchup which got the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Sacramento converted 11 of 40 tries (27.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Kings walked away from this one shooting 50 for 98 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.0%. The Kings allowed the Lakers to make 46 of 77 attempts from the field which left them shooting 59.7% for this game. They went 53.8% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 14 of 26 and ended up going 26 of 33 from the free throw line (78.8%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Sacramento allowed Los Angeles to snag 33 in all (4 offensive).
De'Aaron Fox ended up being important for the Kings in this contest. He made 12 of 25 in this matchup giving him a rate of 48.0%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. Fox earned 29 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 12 dimes for the game.
Sacramento has a record of 13-19 for the year. As an offense, the Kings are shooting 47.7% from the field, which ranks them 8th in the league. Sacramento has scored 3,679 pts for the year (115.0 per game) and they pull down 43.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.9 times per contest (13th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.3 times per game. The Kings commit 20.2 fouls every game and they hit 80.0% from the free throw line.
The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 19th in basketball in points allowed per game with 114.2. They have forced 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the field (15th in the NBA). The Sacramento defense allows 37.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (468 of 1,236) and their opposition knocks down 79.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 26.2 dimes and 42.8 total rebounds per game, which is 16th and 7th in the NBA.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento
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