Sacramento Kings vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 2/11/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Sunday, February 11, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

The Sacramento Kings (29-21) are headed to Paycom Center on Sunday where they will try to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder (35-16).

The Kings stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and ended up losing by a score of 133-120 in their last contest. Sacramento ended the game with a 47.4% field goal percentage (45 of 95) and converted 15 of their 44 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Kings buried 15 of their 22 tries for a rate of 68.2%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 33 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 31 assists for this game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to defending, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 56.0% from the field on 47 of 84 shooting. Detroit distributed 32 assists and had 2 steals for the game. On top of that, Detroit pulled down 48 rebounds (6 offensive, 42 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Detroit shot 100.0% at the charity stripe by making 22 of their 22 shots. They also knocked down 17 of 31 attempts from long range. In reference to fouls, the Kings ended up with 20 while the Pistons racked up 21 fouls.

Domantas Sabonis is one player who was a contributor for this game. He accumulated 30 points on 11 out of 17 shooting. He played 41 minutes played and pulled down 12 boards. Sabonis ended up going 64.7% from the field and earned 7 assists.

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Sacramento steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 29-21 for the season. They average 118.4 pts per contest (9th in the league) while going 48.1% from the floor. The Kings are connecting on 37.0% on 3-point shots (747 of 2,018) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Sacramento is snagging 43.1 boards per contest and has 1,435 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 7th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are ranked 18th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,382 surrendered so far this year. The Kings defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.8% (2,145 of 4,400) and they surrender 43.0 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 39.7% on three-point shots and they are 22nd in the league in points per game allowed (118.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Thunder took a defeat with a final score of 124-117 when they played the Jazz. The Thunder snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 32 in this contest. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 9 steals in this contest. The Jazz were called for 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Oklahoma City made 19 out of their 37 tries (51.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Thunder went 43 out of 90 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.8%. The Thunder permitted the Jazz to knock down 46 of 89 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 51.7% for the matchup. They finished 40.0% from three-point range by connecting on 14 of 35 and ended up shooting 18 out of 20 at the free throw line (90.0%). Concerning attacking the glass, Oklahoma City permitted Utah to collect 48 in total (15 offensive).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pitched in for the Thunder in this contest. Gilgeous-Alexander accumulated 28 points in his 36 mins on the court and earned 7 assists in the matchup. He made 11 of 22 for this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 4 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss mark of 35-16 for the year. The Thunder are committing 19.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 83.0% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 27.3 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. Oklahoma City has 6,159 points on the year (120.8 per contest) and they grab 41.4 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Thunder are hitting on 50.1% from the floor, which is ranked 2nd in basketball.

The Thunder are ranked 12th in the NBA in PPG given up with 113.0. They are able to force 15.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (3rd in basketball). The Oklahoma City defense concedes 36.4% on shots from distance (691 of 1,900) and their opponents are knocking down 78.8% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 26.9 dimes and 45.0 rebounds per game, which ranks them 19th and 25th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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