Sacramento Kings vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 2/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, February 5, 2024

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Cleveland Cavaliers (31-16) will go up against the Sacramento Kings (29-19) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Monday.

The Kings played the Bulls and notched a win by a score of 123-115 in their last contest. Sacramento wrapped up the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (42 out of 84) and buried 15 out of their 39 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Kings buried 24 of 29 tries for a rate of 82.8%. When talking about rebounding, they earned 40 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 33 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 46.2% from the field on 42 of 91 shooting. Chicago totaled 24 assists and had 13 steals for the matchup. In addition, Chicago collected 47 rebounds (11 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 1 block. Chicago finished 90.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of their 22 shots. They also converted 11 of their 34 shots from long range. In regard to personal fouls, the Kings left the arena with 18 while the Bulls accounted for 20 personal fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is a guy who was a factor for this game. He accumulated 41 points on 13 out of 24 shooting. He played 35 minutes played and collected 4 boards. Fox finished the game shooting 54.2% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes.

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Sacramento enters this one with a win-loss record of 29-19 this season. They turn it over 13.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.0 fouls every game. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 43.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,376 assists this season, which ranks 7th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are connecting on 37.0% on shots from distance (715 of 1,930) and 73.1% from the free throw line. They average 118.5 points per game (8th in the NBA) while hitting 48.1% from the field.

On defense, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are giving up 39.0% from 3-point land and they rank 20th in the league in points per game from their opponents (117.5). The Kings are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.4% (2,047 of 4,228) and they concede 42.9 boards per contest as a group. They are 18th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,314 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Cavaliers got the victory with a final of 117-101 when they played the Spurs. When talking about rebounding, Cleveland allowed San Antonio to get 54 in all (14 offensive). They shot 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 12 out of 40 and ended up shooting 17 of 21 from the free throw line (81.0%). The Cavaliers allowed the Spurs to make 36 of 98 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.7% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers went 46 out of 97 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.4%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Cleveland knocked down 13 of 44 attempts (29.5%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a rate of 92.3%. The Spurs committed 13 personal fouls in this game which took the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 13 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Cavaliers corralled 41 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in this matchup.

Donovan Mitchell pitched in for the Cavaliers for this game. Mitchell accumulated 31 points in his 35 minutes on the court and earned 7 dimes in this matchup. He converted 12 of 20 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

Cleveland has a record of 31-16 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Cavaliers are connecting on 47.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 12th in basketball. Cleveland has totaled 5,373 pts for the campaign (114.3 per game) and they pull down 45.1 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 26.8 times per contest (11th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per contest. The Cavaliers are committing 18.9 fouls per game and they shoot 77.2% from the charity stripe.

The Cleveland defense allows 35.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (562 of 1,587) and their opponents are making 78.6% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 24.2 dimes and 42.3 boards per contest, which has them ranked 2nd and 7th in the league. The Cavaliers on defense are ranked 3rd in the league in points given up per game with 109.7. They have forced 14.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (4th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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