Portland Trail Blazers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 10/28/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Monday, October 28, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+12.5)

The Portland Trail Blazers (0-2) are on their way to Golden 1 Center on Monday where they will try to beat the Sacramento Kings (0-2). Sacramento opens this matchup as 12.5-point favorites. The betting total is set at 227.

The Trail Blazers played the Pelicans and went home with a loss by a final score of 105-103 in their last game. Portland walked away from the game having earned a 41.1% FG percentage (37 out of 90) and converted 13 of 37 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 16 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 43 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 26 assists for this game as well as creating 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. With respect to the defense, Portland allowed the other team to go 41.9% from the floor on 36 out of 86 shooting. New Orleans doled out 25 dimes and had 12 steals for the contest. On top of that, New Orleans pulled down 64 rebounds (23 offensive, 41 defensive) and earned 11 blocks. New Orleans ended up going 67.7% when shooting free throws by burying 21 of their 31 shots. They also converted 12 out of their 32 attempts from long range. Concerning personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 22 while the Pelicans recorded 22 personal fouls.

Jerami Grant is a guy who was a factor for the game. He was able to score 34 points on 11 out of 23 shooting. He played for 40 minutes and also totaled 6 rebounds. Grant walked away from this one shooting 47.8% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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Portland enters this one with a record of 0-2 this year. They turn it over 19.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 22.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Portland is collecting 45.0 boards per game and has accounted for 47 dimes this season, which ranks 25th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are shooting 29.6% on shots from beyond the arc (21 of 71) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 103.5 points per game (29th in the league) while going 40.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Trail Blazers are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game and they draw 24.5 personal fouls. They are surrendering 40.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 27th in the NBA in PPG allowed (122.5). The Trail Blazers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.9% (84 of 179) and they relinquish 50.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 18th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 63 relinquished this season.

When they last played, the Kings took a loss by a score of 131-127 when they faced the Lakers. The Kings recorded 31 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in the game. They turned it over 20 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Lakers earned 16 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to convert 22 of the free throws for a rate of 88.0%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Sacramento buried 15 of 44 tries (34.1%). When all was said and done, the Kings finished shooting 45 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.1%. The Kings allowed the Lakers to make 48 out of 92 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 52.2% in the matchup. They went 41.2% from distance by shooting 14 out of 34 and ended up shooting 21 of 24 from the free throw line (87.5%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Sacramento permitted Los Angeles to get 43 in total (13 offensive).

Domantas Sabonis ended up having an impact for the Kings for the matchup. He converted 10 out of 14 in the game for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and earned 12 rebounds. Sabonis had 29 points in his 37 mins on the court and totaled 10 dimes for this game.

Sacramento has a mark of 0-2 on the year. The Kings commit 18.5 fouls per contest while shooting 83.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 26.5 times per game (10th in the league) and they cough up possession 11.5 times per contest. Sacramento has tallied 242 points for the campaign (121.0 per game) and they pull in 35.0 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Kings are connecting on 48.8% from the field, which has them ranked 7th in the league.

The Sacramento defense allows 40.5% on shots from 3-point land (34 of 84) and opponents are making 87.8% of their foul shots. They relinquish 28.0 assists and 43.5 total boards per game, which is ranked 25th and 15th in basketball. The Kings on defense are ranked 28th in basketball in PPG given up with 124.0. They are able to force 18.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.0% from the floor (28th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (-12.5)

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