Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 1/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Thursday, January 25, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Sacramento Kings (24-18) are traveling to Chase Center on Thursday where they will compete against the Golden State Warriors (18-22).

The Kings took the court against the Hawks and took home the win by a score of 122-107 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Kings finished with 21 and the Hawks had 19 personal fouls. They also made 14 of 40 tries from 3-point range. Atlanta finished the game at 77.8% from the charity stripe by making 21 of 27 shots. In addition, Atlanta grabbed 50 rebounds (13 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Atlanta doled out 19 dimes and had 2 steals in this game. In reference to defending, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 38.7% from the field on 36 of 93 shooting. They also doled out 22 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 51 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Kings knocked down 24 of 27 attempts for a rate of 88.9%. Sacramento ended the contest having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (43 of 93) and converted 12 of 38 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Harrison Barnes is one guy who came through for the contest. Barnes walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins and also grabbed 4 boards. He recorded 32 points on 10 out of 20 shooting.

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Sacramento steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 24-18 for the season. They turn it over 13.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Sacramento is collecting 43.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,207 dimes for the season, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Kings are hitting 37.1% on shots from 3-point land (631 of 1,701) and 73.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 118.3 points per outing (7th in basketball) while hitting 47.7% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Kings are able to force 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are ranked 13th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,142 relinquished on the year. The Kings are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.5% (1,796 of 3,704) and they relinquish 43.1 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 39.0% from beyond the arc and they are 21st in the NBA in opponents points per game (117.7).

When they last played, the Warriors went home defeated by a final of 116-107 when they faced the Grizzlies. The Warriors snagged 38 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 45 in this contest. They also gave up possession 19 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Grizzlies committed 12 fouls in the game which got the Warriors to the free throw line for 10 shots. They were able to bury 9 of those for a percentage of 90.0%. In reference to 3-pointers, Golden State knocked down 10 out of their 31 attempts (32.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Warriors went 44 for 90 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.9%. The Warriors permitted the Grizzlies to make 32 of 86 tries from the field which had them shooting 37.2% for the game. They finished 37.0% from three-point range by shooting 20 out of 54 and ended up shooting 32 of 40 from the free throw line (80.0%). In reference to rebounds, Golden State permitted Memphis to pull down 42 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Stephen Curry ended up having an impact for the Warriors in this game. Curry had 26 points in his 33 mins of playing time and added 8 dimes for the contest. He made 11 of 20 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Golden State has a mark of 18-22 for the year. The Warriors are committing 20.6 personal fouls per contest and they hit 79.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.2 times per contest (6th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.6 times per game. Golden State has totaled 4,687 points on the season (117.2 per contest) and they pull in 46.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Warriors are shooting 46.5% from the field, which ranks them 21st in the NBA.

The Warriors on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 118.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the floor (19th in the league). The Golden State defense concedes 35.9% on three-point shots (520 of 1,449) and opponents are connecting on 79.6% of their foul shots. They have given up 26.0 dimes and 43.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 12th and 13th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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