Sacramento Kings vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 11/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is where the Toronto Raptors (1-4) will take on the Sacramento Kings (2-2) on Saturday.

The Kings played the Jazz and took home the win by a score of 113-96 in their last game. Sacramento walked away from the contest with a 52.2% field goal percentage (48 out of 92) and converted 8 out of their 31 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Kings buried 9 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 64.3%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 49 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 24 dimes for the game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to the defense, Sacramento allowed 39.3% from the field on 35 of 89 shooting. Utah doled out 26 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. In addition, Utah grabbed 42 rebounds (12 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Utah finished the game shooting 85.7% when shooting free throws by making 12 of 14 attempts. They also made 14 of their 48 shots from 3-point land. When it comes to fouls, the Kings walked away with 16 while the Jazz finished the game with 19 fouls.

Domantas Sabonis is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He accumulated 28 points on 13 of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and also snagged 11 boards. Sabonis finished the game shooting 72.2% from the field and also dished out 4 assists.

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Sacramento comes into this contest with a mark of 2-2 on the year. They have an average of 116.5 points per contest (9th in the NBA) on 49.0% from the field. The Kings are hitting 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (48 of 139) and 82.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is pulling in 39.8 boards per contest and has earned 104 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 20th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.8 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 17.8 turnovers every game and they draw 20.3 fouls. They give up 33.8% on 3-pointers while they are 10th in basketball in opponents points per game (110.5). The Kings defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.4% (159 of 350) and they concede 43.8 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 6th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 97 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Raptors walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 138-133 when they faced the Hornets. The Raptors collected 36 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in this game. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Hornets earned 25 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 30 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. In reference to shots from downtown, Toronto converted 9 of 28 attempts (32.1%). Overall, the Raptors ended up going 52 out of 91 from the floor which had them shooting 57.1%. The Raptors permitted the Hornets to make 49 of 94 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.1% in the matchup. They went 44.4% from distance by connecting on 20 out of 45 and finished the game at 20 out of 25 at the free throw line (80.0%). With respect to attacking the glass, Toronto permitted Charlotte to snag 47 in total (12 on the offensive side).

RJ Barrett pitched in for the Raptors in this game. He knocked down 10 of 18 in the matchup for a rate of 55.6%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Barrett scored 31 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 8 dimes for the matchup.

Toronto has a mark of 1-4 on the season. The Raptors commit 26.4 fouls every game while shooting 77.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 29.2 times per game (3rd in the league) and they are giving up possession 19.0 times per contest. Toronto has totaled 580 points so far this season (116.0 per contest) and they grab 46.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Raptors are shooting 47.1% from the field, which is ranked 9th in the NBA.

The Raptors on the defensive side of the court are 30th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 124.0. They are able to force 14.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.3% from the floor (29th in basketball). The Toronto defense allows 41.0% on three-point shots (66 of 161) and their opponents are making 77.5% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 27.4 assists and 39.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 23rd and 3rd in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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