Sacramento Kings vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 3/20/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is where the Toronto Raptors (23-45) will attempt to beat the Sacramento Kings (39-28) on Wednesday.

The Kings faced off with the Grizzlies and notched a win by a score of 121-111 in their last contest. Sacramento finished the game having earned a 44.7% field goal percentage (42 out of 94) and converted 11 out of their 35 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Kings converted 26 of their 32 tries for a rate of 81.3%. When discussing getting rebounds, they collected a total of 59 with 15 of them being offensive. They also doled out 30 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 37.8% from the field on 37 of 98 shooting. Memphis recorded 22 dimes and had 13 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Memphis pulled down 49 boards (15 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 10 blocks. Memphis went 80.0% from the charity stripe by making 24 of their 30 tries. They made 13 out of their 38 shots from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 25 and the Grizzlies totaled 23 personal fouls.

Malik Monk is a player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He left the arena with 28 points on 10 of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes played and grabbed 6 boards. Monk ended up going 52.6% from the floor and also totaled 6 assists.

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Sacramento will take the court with a mark of 39-28 so far this season. They are averaging 118.0 pts per game (8th in the league) while shooting 48.3% from the floor. The Kings are connecting on 36.8% on 3-pointers (959 of 2,609) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Sacramento is pulling down 43.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,924 assists for the year, which ranks 7th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.4 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Kings have forced 13.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 fouls. They are ranked 20th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,849 conceded for the campaign. The Kings defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 48.5% (2,842 of 5,863) and they surrender 42.4 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 39.2% on 3-point attempts and they rank 20th in basketball in points per game allowed (117.0).

When they last played, the Raptors took a defeat with a final score of 111-96 when they faced the Magic. Concerning cleaning the glass, Toronto permitted Orlando to collect 39 in all (10 on the offensive side). They finished 30.6% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 11 out of 36 and ended up shooting 14 of 20 at the free throw line (70.0%). The Raptors allowed the Magic to convert 43 of 85 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.6% in the game. When all was said and done, the Raptors ended up going 37 for 84 from the field which had them at 44.0%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Toronto knocked down 8 out of 31 tries (25.8%). They were able to convert 14 of them for a rate of 93.3%. The Magic committed 16 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for 15 shots. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Raptors collected 26 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for this contest.

Jordan Nwora was important for the Raptors in this matchup. Nwora earned 18 points in his 25 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup. He made 7 of 9 for this game for a rate of 77.8%, and had 7 rebounds.

Toronto has a mark of 23-45 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Raptors are shooting 47.4% from the field, which is 15th in the league. Toronto has scored 7,729 points for the year (113.7 per contest) and they grab 43.4 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.1 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.5 times per game. The Raptors commit 18.4 fouls every game and they shoot 74.7% from the charity stripe.

The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 24th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 118.0. They are forcing 13.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.7% from the floor (23rd in basketball). The Toronto defense allows 37.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (911 of 2,422) and opponents are connecting on 79.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 28.3 assists and 44.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 26th and 25th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento

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