Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 10/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

Crypto.com Arena is the site where the Los Angeles Lakers (47-35 last year) will try to beat the Sacramento Kings (46-36 last season) on Saturday.

The Kings took the court against the Trail Blazers and walked away with a win by a score of 121-82 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Kings left the arena with 13 and the Trail Blazers finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They buried 7 of their 45 shots from three-point range. Portland went 76.5% at the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 17 attempts. Furthermore, Portland snagged 48 rebounds (14 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 15 blocks. Portland distributed 33 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. Concerning the defense, Sacramento allowed their opponent to shoot 31.6% from the field on 31 out of 98 shooting. They also recorded 29 assists for this game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 10 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected 42 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Kings knocked down 22 of 27 attempts for a percentage of 81.5%. Sacramento walked away from the contest having earned a 49.4% FG percentage (43 out of 87) and converted 13 of their 34 3-point attempts.

De'Aaron Fox is a player who was important for the contest. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 10 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 26 mins and collected 2 boards. Fox ended up going 71.4% from the field and also earned 3 dimes.

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Sacramento enters this one after finishing with a win-loss record of 46-36 last season. They averaged 116.6 pts per game (9th in the league) while connecting on 47.7% from the floor. The Kings shot 36.6% on shots from distance (1,178 of 3,219) and 74.5% from the free throw line. As a group, Sacramento snagged 44.0 rebounds per contest and earned 2,324 dimes last year, which was 7th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 13.1 times per contest and as a squad committed 19.9 fouls every game.

When they were on the defensive end, the Kings forced 13.9 turnovers per game and they drew 18.3 personal fouls. They surrendered 38.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they ranked 17th in basketball in opponents PPG (114.8). The Kings gave up a field goal percentage of 48.0% (3,414 of 7,114) and they conceded 42.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They were ranked 19th in the league in giving up assists with 2,208 surrendered last year.

For their last game, the Lakers walked away with a victory by a final of 110-103 against the Timberwolves. The Lakers earned 31 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for this contest. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 2 steals in the game. The Timberwolves committed 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 21 of them for a percentage of 84.0%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Los Angeles knocked down 5 of their 30 tries (16.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Lakers shot 42 out of 95 from the floor which had them shooting 44.2%. The Lakers permitted the Timberwolves to knock down 35 of their 85 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.2% for this game. They finished 31.7% from beyond the arc via 13 out of 41 and finished the contest at 20 of 27 at the free throw line (74.1%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles permitted Minnesota to collect 47 in total (12 offensive).

Anthony Davis pitched in for the Lakers in this matchup. He knocked down 11 out of 23 in the game giving him a rate of 47.8%, and accounted for 16 rebounds. Davis totaled 36 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and accumulated 4 assists in the game.

Los Angeles had a mark of 47-35 last season. As an offense, the Lakers shot 49.9% from the floor, which was ranked 2nd in basketball. Los Angeles earned 9,679 points over the course of last season (118.0 per game) and they pulled in 43.1 boards per game. They assisted teammates 28.5 times per contest (5th in the league) and they turned it over 14.0 times per contest. The Lakers were responsible for committing 15.6 personal fouls per game and they hit 78.2% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense allowed 37.6% on 3-pointers (1,170 of 3,109) and opponents connected on 79.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allowed 28.2 dimes and 44.0 total rebounds per game, which had them ranked 26th and 19th in basketball. The Lakers defensively were ranked 23rd in basketball in points allowed per game with 117.4. They forced 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 47.4% from the field (17th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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