San Antonio Spurs vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 3/9/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Golden State Warriors (33-29) will play the San Antonio Spurs (13-50) at Chase Center on Saturday.

The Spurs played the Kings and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 131-129 in their last game. San Antonio finished with a 50.5% FG percentage (46 out of 91) and made 16 of their 34 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Spurs converted 21 of 21 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they compiled 37 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 39 dimes for this game as well as creating 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about the defense, San Antonio let their opponent shoot 51.0% from the floor on 52 of 102 shooting. Sacramento doled out 31 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. Moreover, Sacramento snagged 46 boards (14 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 4 rejections. Sacramento finished 94.4% when shooting free throws by making 17 of their 18 attempts. They also converted 10 of 32 tries from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Spurs ended up with 20 and the Kings recorded 15 personal fouls.

Devin Vassell is a player who was a major factor for the contest. Vassell finished 61.1% from the floor and also totaled 9 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes played and collected 5 boards. He was able to score 30 points on 11 out of 18 shooting.

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San Antonio will take the court with a mark of 13-50 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 14.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.7 fouls every game. As a unit, San Antonio is snagging 43.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 1,879 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 2nd in basketball in terms of passing. The Spurs are connecting on 34.8% from downtown (792 of 2,274) and 78.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 112.4 points per game (22nd in basketball) while going 46.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Spurs are forcing 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They rank 25th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,768 surrendered for the campaign. The Spurs defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.2% (2,847 of 5,791) and they relinquish 45.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 38.0% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 26th in basketball in PPG allowed (120.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Warriors went home defeated by a final of 125-122 when they played the Bulls. When talking about cleaning up the glass, Golden State permitted Chicago to get 40 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 44.4% from downtown via 16 of 36 and finished the contest at 17 out of 23 at the charity stripe (73.9%). The Warriors permitted the Bulls to knock down 46 of 87 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.9% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Warriors shot 44 for 97 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.4%. When discussing three-point attempts, Golden State knocked down 11 out of their 42 tries (26.2%). They were able to bury 23 of those for a rate of 82.1%. The Bulls were called for 22 personal fouls for the contest which took the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 28 attempts. They also gave up possession 11 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Warriors recorded 35 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 48 for this game.

Klay Thompson was important for the Warriors in the matchup. He buried 9 out of 21 in this contest for a rate of 42.9%, and totaled 1 rebound. Thompson totaled 25 points in his 28 mins on the court and had 2 assists for the matchup.

Golden State has a record of 33-29 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Warriors are shooting 47.2% from the field, which has them ranked 16th in the league. Golden State has 7,362 points for the season (118.7 per contest) and they collect 47.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 29.1 times per contest (4th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per contest. The Warriors commit 19.9 fouls every game and they shoot 78.2% from the free throw line.

The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 18th in the league in PPG allowed with 116.9. They are able to force 13.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (10th in the league). The Golden State defense surrenders 35.6% on 3-point shots (816 of 2,293) and opponents are connecting on 79.5% of their free throw shots. They allow 26.5 dimes and 43.2 boards per game, which is ranked 14th and 14th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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