Sacramento Kings vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 1/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Monday, January 29, 2024

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Memphis

FedExForum is where the Memphis Grizzlies (18-27) will go up against the Sacramento Kings (26-18) on Monday.

The Kings took the court against the Mavericks and notched a win by a score of 120-115 in their last game. Sacramento finished the game with a 53.8% field goal percentage (43 of 80) and converted 11 of their 30 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Kings made 23 of 30 attempts for a rate of 76.7%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 39 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 27 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 43.9% from the field on 43 of 98 shooting. Dallas recorded 35 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. On top of that, Dallas pulled down 43 rebounds (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 10 blocked shots. Dallas ended up shooting 72.2% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 18 attempts. They made 16 of their 46 tries from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Kings walked away with 20 and the Mavericks had 24 personal fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is a guy who came through for the game. He notched 34 points on 13 of 24 shooting. He played 37 minutes played and also totaled 3 rebounds. Fox finished shooting 54.2% from the field and distributed 5 assists.

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Sacramento will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 26-18 so far this year. They are giving up possession 13.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, Sacramento is pulling in 43.4 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,267 dimes this year, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are connecting on 37.3% on shots from distance (664 of 1,779) and 73.3% from the free throw line. They average 118.7 points per game (7th in basketball) while hitting 47.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Kings have forced 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They currently rank 15th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,207 surrendered for the campaign. The Kings defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.5% (1,887 of 3,888) and they surrender 42.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 39.2% on shots from distance and they are 20th in the league in PPG allowed (118.0).

The last time they took the court, the Grizzlies walked away with a victory by a final of 107-106 against the Magic. The Grizzlies were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 43 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Magic were called for 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Grizzlies to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 61.5%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Memphis converted 15 out of 41 tries (36.6%). When all was said and done, the Grizzlies ended up shooting 42 for 90 from the field which had them shooting 46.7%. The Grizzlies allowed the Magic to make 38 of 81 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 46.9% in this game. They finished 26.5% from distance by going 9 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 29 at the free throw line (72.4%). With respect to rebounding, Memphis allowed Orlando to collect 40 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Jaren Jackson Jr. ended up having an impact for the Grizzlies for the matchup. He knocked down 13 out of 30 for the matchup giving him a rate of 43.3%, and had 8 rebounds. Jackson recorded 30 points in his 35 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for this contest.

Memphis has a record of 18-27 this year. The Grizzlies have committed 20.0 fouls per game and they hit 77.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.0 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.7 times per game. Memphis has totaled 4,849 points so far this year (107.8 per game) and they pull in 42.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Grizzlies are shooting 44.0% from the floor, which is ranked 29th in the NBA.

The Memphis defense surrenders 38.1% on 3-point shots (596 of 1,565) and their opponents are converting on 78.6% of their free throw shots. They concede 25.8 assists and 45.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 10th and 27th in the league. The Grizzlies on the defensive side of the court are 12th in the league in PPG surrendered with 112.8. They are forcing 15.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the field (11th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Memphis

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