Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 1/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Little Caesars Arena is the site where the Detroit Pistons (3-33) will play the Sacramento Kings (21-14) on Tuesday.

The Kings played the Pelicans and took a loss by a final of 133-100 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Kings ended up with 12 while the Pelicans racked up 14 fouls. They also knocked down 19 of 35 attempts from downtown. New Orleans went 87.5% from the free throw line by converting 14 of 16 attempts. In addition, New Orleans had 51 rebounds (9 offensive, 42 defensive) and earned 2 blocks. New Orleans earned 35 assists and had 2 steals for the game. In reference to the defense, Sacramento allowed their opponent to shoot 61.0% from the field on 50 of 82 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists for the contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and having 9 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they compiled 25 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Kings converted 9 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Sacramento walked away from the contest having earned a 41.8% FG percentage (38 out of 91) and converted 15 of 45 shots from beyond the arc.

Kevin Huerter is someone who came through in the game. Huerter finished the contest at 60.0% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 24 mins and also totaled 1 board. He had 17 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Sacramento heads into this matchup with a mark of 21-14 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.5 fouls every game. As a team, Sacramento is pulling in 43.4 boards per game and has racked up 1,007 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 8th in the league in terms of passing. The Kings are connecting on 37.2% from downtown (535 of 1,439) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 117.7 points per outing (8th in the league) on 47.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Kings are forcing 13.9 turnovers every game while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They rank 20th in the league in giving up assists with 960 conceded on the season. The Kings are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.9% (1,506 of 3,080) and they concede 43.3 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 38.5% on 3-point shots while they are 22nd in the league in points per game allowed (118.0).

For their last game, the Pistons took a loss by a score of 131-114 when they faced the Nuggets. The Pistons collected 24 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 37 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Nuggets committed 23 fouls in the game which took the Pistons to the charity stripe for a total of 30 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. In regard to shooting from distance, Detroit knocked down 9 of their 24 tries (37.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pistons shot 42 for 89 from the field which had them shooting 47.2%. The Pistons permitted the Nuggets to convert 47 out of their 80 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 58.8% in the game. They finished 37.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 31 from the charity stripe (87.1%). With respect to rebounding, Detroit allowed Denver to snag 38 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Jalen Duren ended up being a major contributor for the Pistons in this game. Duren recorded 20 points in his 30 minutes on the court and tallied 4 assists for the matchup. He converted 8 of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Detroit has a win-loss mark of 3-33 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pistons are connecting on 46.8% from the floor, which is 19th in the league. Detroit has accounted for 4,013 pts for the season (111.5 per game) and they average 43.3 boards per game. They are getting an assist 25.8 times per game (18th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 16.1 times per game. The Pistons are committing 22.9 fouls every game and they hit 78.4% from the charity stripe.

The Detroit defense allows 38.5% on shots from 3-point land (425 of 1,105) and opponents are knocking down 81.7% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 26.1 assists and 42.8 total boards per game, which ranks them 14th and 10th in the league. The Pistons are ranked 26th in basketball in PPG given up with 122.6. They are able to force 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.3% from the field (25th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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