Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 11/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Sunday, November 10, 2024

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Sacramento Kings (5-3) are en route to Footprint Center on Sunday where they will meet the Phoenix Suns (7-1).

The Kings took the court against the Raptors and went home with a win by a final score of 122-107 in their last contest. Sacramento ended the contest with a 46.7% FG percentage (42 out of 90) and made 10 of 35 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Kings converted 28 of 32 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. When discussing rebounding, they collected 47 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 26 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about defending, Sacramento allowed 48.9% from the floor on 43 of 88 shooting. Toronto earned 25 assists and had 7 steals for the game. On top of that, Toronto grabbed 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Toronto finished 73.3% from the free throw line by making 11 of 15 tries. They buried 10 out of their 34 tries from 3-point range. In the matter of fouls, the Kings ended up walking away with 13 and the Raptors totaled 23 fouls.

DeMar DeRozan is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. DeRozan ended up shooting 52.4% from the field and also earned 3 dimes. He played for 35 minutes and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished with 27 points on 11 out of 21 shooting.

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Sacramento enters this contest with a win-loss record of 5-3 on the season. They have an average of 118.8 points per game (5th in basketball) while shooting 48.4% from the field. The Kings are shooting 32.5% on 3-point shots (89 of 274) and 84.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Sacramento is pulling down 43.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 202 dimes on the year, which ranks 21st in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.4 times per game and as a team are committing 20.9 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Kings are able to force 15.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 12th in basketball in allowing assists with 207 relinquished for the campaign. The Kings defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.9% (326 of 710) and they relinquish 41.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrender 36.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 15th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.1).

In their last game, the Suns walked away with a victory by a final of 115-112 when they played the Heat. With respect to rebounding, Phoenix permitted Miami to pull down 43 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 38.2% from distance via 13 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 20 from the free throw line (95.0%). The Suns permitted the Heat to make 40 of their 92 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.5% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Suns ended up going 42 out of 84 from the field which had them at 50.0%. In relation to three-point attempts, Phoenix converted 18 out of their 43 attempts (41.9%). They were able to make 13 of them for a rate of 72.2%. The Heat earned 16 personal fouls for this contest which got the Suns to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Suns were able to corral 36 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in the matchup.

Kevin Durant pitched in for the Suns in this game. Durant had 32 points in his 37 mins of playing time and added 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 13 of 23 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 56.5%, and had 8 rebounds.

Phoenix has a win-loss mark of 7-1 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Suns are shooting 47.5% from the field, which ranks 10th in the league. Phoenix has earned 916 points on the season (114.5 per contest) and they pull in 45.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 27.3 times per game (9th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.6 times per game. The Suns are responsible for committing 18.5 personal fouls per contest while shooting 79.7% from the free throw line.

The Phoenix defense gives up 37.0% on three-point shots (108 of 292) and opponents are making 79.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 25.6 dimes and 45.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 14th and 22nd in the NBA. The Suns are ranked 14th in the NBA in PPG given up with 110.9. They have forced 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (3rd in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento

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