Sacramento Kings vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 2/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, February 2, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Sacramento Kings (27-19) are traveling to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday where they will compete against the Indiana Pacers (27-21).

The Kings stepped onto the hardwood against the Heat and took a loss by a final of 115-106 in their last game. Sacramento finished having earned a 44.1% FG percentage (41 out of 93) and buried 12 of their 40 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Kings buried 12 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned 44 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 26 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about defense, Sacramento allowed 50.0% from the field on 42 of 84 shooting. Miami distributed 38 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Miami pulled down 49 boards (7 offensive, 42 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Miami finished shooting 78.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 23 attempts. They also made 13 of their 28 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Kings ended up with 17 and the Heat racked up 16 personal fouls.

Keegan Murray is a player who was a factor in the game. Murray finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up with 33 points on 12 out of 18 shooting.

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Sacramento steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 27-19 on the campaign. They average 118.1 points per contest (9th in the NBA) while going 47.9% from the floor. The Kings are shooting 37.0% on shots from downtown (687 of 1,857) and 73.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is pulling down 43.6 boards per game and has accounted for 1,317 assists on the campaign, which ranks 7th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 20.2 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Kings are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They are 16th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,267 surrendered for the campaign. The Kings defense is allowing a FG percentage of 48.3% (1,959 of 4,052) and they relinquish 42.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 39.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 19th in basketball in points per game allowed (117.4).

In their last game, the Pacers went home defeated by a final of 129-124 when they played the Celtics. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Indiana allowed Boston to pull down 40 in total (7 on the offensive side). They shot 47.2% from three-point range by shooting 17 out of 36 and ended up going 18 of 22 from the charity stripe (81.8%). The Pacers permitted the Celtics to knock down 47 of 87 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 54.0% in this game. Overall, the Pacers finished 50 out of 108 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Indiana made 12 of 39 tries (30.8%). They were able to make 12 of them for a rate of 80.0%. The Celtics had 16 fouls in the game which got the Pacers to the free throw line for 15 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Pacers snagged 31 defensive boards and 19 offensive boards totaling 50 for the matchup.

Aaron Nesmith ended up having an impact for the Pacers in the game. Nesmith had 26 points in his 41 mins on the hardwood and had 7 dimes in the matchup. He made 11 out of 17 for the game for a field goal rate of 64.7%, and added 12 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 27-21 for the year. As an offense, the Pacers are hitting on 50.6% from the floor, which ranks 1st in the NBA. Indiana has scored 5,991 points so far this season (124.8 per contest) and they average 41.2 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 31.1 times per game (1st in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per game. The Pacers commit 22.5 fouls per game while shooting 79.0% from the charity stripe.

The Pacers on defense are ranked 28th in the league in PPG given up with 122.9. They are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 50.5% from the field (30th in the NBA). The Indiana defense allows 37.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (522 of 1,380) and their opposition knocks down 79.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 25.0 dimes and 42.4 boards every game, which is 6th and 10th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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