Sacramento Kings vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Friday, January 12, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia 76ers (23-13) will try to defeat the Sacramento Kings (23-14) at Wells Fargo Center on Friday.

The Kings stepped onto the hardwood against the Hornets and earned the victory with a final of 123-98 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Kings finished with 15 and the Hornets accumulated 16 personal fouls. They buried 16 out of their 38 shots from 3-point land. Charlotte ended up going 75.0% when shooting free throws by converting 12 of 16 tries. Furthermore, Charlotte pulled down 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 8 blocked shots. Charlotte earned 17 dimes and had 2 steals for this contest. In regard to the defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 40.2% from the field on 35 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in this contest as well as creating 8 turnovers and getting 2 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned 53 with 14 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Kings buried 18 of 23 tries for a percentage of 78.3%. Sacramento finished with a 51.7% field goal percentage (46 of 89) and knocked down 13 of their 35 3-point attempts.

Keegan Murray is someone who was a factor for the game. Murray finished shooting 61.1% from the floor and distributed 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and collected 6 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 11 of 18 shooting.

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Sacramento steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 23-14 on the campaign. They average 118.2 points per contest (8th in basketball) while going 47.8% from the floor. The Kings are shooting 37.2% on three-point attempts (561 of 1,507) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 43.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,070 assists for the year, which has them ranked 5th in the league in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Kings are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 fouls. They give up 38.6% on shots from downtown while they are 21st in the NBA in opponents points per game (117.2). The Kings are allowing a field goal percentage of 48.6% (1,581 of 3,252) and they concede 43.1 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 20th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,004 conceded for the season.

For their last game, the 76ers took a defeat with a final score of 139-132 when they played the Hawks. In reference to rebounding, Philadelphia permitted Atlanta to get 55 in all (16 on the offensive side). They shot 35.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 12 out of 34 and ended up shooting 31 of 42 at the free throw line (73.8%). The 76ers allowed the Hawks to bury 48 of 102 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1% for the game. In all, the 76ers went 46 out of 102 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1%. With respect to shooting from distance, Philadelphia converted 12 of 34 tries (35.3%). They were able to convert 28 of them for a rate of 84.8%. The Hawks were called for 21 personal fouls in this matchup which took the 76ers to the charity stripe for 33 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The 76ers recorded 38 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 for this contest.

Tyrese Maxey pitched in for the 76ers in this contest. Maxey racked up 35 points in his 43 minutes on the court and had 9 assists for the game. He made 12 of 29 for the game for a field goal percentage of 41.4%, and had 8 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss record of 23-13 on the season. The 76ers commit 20.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 83.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.6 times per game (22nd in basketball) and they turn it over 12.5 times per contest. Philadelphia has earned 4,315 points on the season (119.9 per contest) and they grab 43.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the 76ers are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which is 15th in the league.

The 76ers defensively are ranked 12th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 112.1. They are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (9th in the league). The Philadelphia defense surrenders 34.2% on three-point shots (403 of 1,180) and their opponents are connecting on 78.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 25.7 dimes and 43.6 total boards per game, which is ranked 9th and 17th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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