San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/7/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The San Antonio Spurs (13-49) are on their way to Golden 1 Center on Thursday where they will meet the Sacramento Kings (34-26).

The Spurs played the Rockets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 114-101 in their last game. San Antonio finished the game having earned a 43.7% field goal percentage (38 out of 87) and made 12 out of their 36 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Spurs converted 13 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 81.3%. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled 50 with 12 of them being offensive. They also dished out 24 assists for the contest while creating 5 turnovers and having 1 steal. Regarding the defense, San Antonio allowed 46.7% from the field on 49 out of 105 shooting. Houston earned 23 dimes and had 15 steals for the matchup. In addition, Houston totaled 51 rebounds (16 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 10 rejections. Houston ended up going 63.6% at the charity stripe by converting 7 of their 11 tries. They also buried 9 out of their 34 tries from three-point range. When discussing fouls, the Spurs ended up finishing with 12 and the Rockets finished the game with 15 fouls.

Devin Vassell is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He accumulated 22 points on 9 out of 19 shooting. He played for 40 mins played and also pulled down 8 boards. Vassell finished shooting 47.4% from the floor and also earned 3 assists.

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San Antonio comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 13-49 on the year. They have an average of 112.2 pts per game (22nd in the league) while hitting 46.2% from the field. The Spurs are shooting 34.6% on shots from downtown (776 of 2,240) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Antonio is pulling in 43.4 boards per contest and has racked up 1,840 assists for the campaign, which ranks 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Spurs are able to force 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.1 fouls. They relinquish 38.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 25th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (120.2). The Spurs defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 49.1% (2,795 of 5,689) and they surrender 45.7 boards per game as a team. They rank 24th in the league in giving up assists with 1,737 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Kings took a loss by a final score of 113-109 against the Bulls. When it comes to attacking the glass, Sacramento allowed Chicago to pull down 32 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They shot 34.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 11 of 32 and ended up going 18 of 22 from the free throw line (81.8%). The Kings permitted the Bulls to knock down 42 of 84 attempts from the field which had them at 50.0% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Kings walked away from this one shooting 41 out of 92 from the floor which had them at 44.6%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Sacramento made 11 out of 37 attempts (29.7%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 88.9%. The Bulls committed 17 personal fouls for the game which took the Kings to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They turned the ball over 17 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. The Kings were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 20 offensive boards for a total of 51 for the contest.

De'Aaron Fox was important for the Kings in this game. He made 8 out of 16 for the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound. Fox totaled 20 points in his 39 mins on the court and accumulated 10 assists in this matchup.

Sacramento has a mark of 34-26 for the campaign. As an offense, the Kings are hitting on 48.3% from the field, which is ranked 11th in the league. Sacramento has totaled 7,083 points so far this season (118.1 per game) and they collect 43.3 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 28.7 times per game (6th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.4 times per game. The Kings are responsible for committing 20.0 fouls per game and they connect on 72.9% from the charity stripe.

The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in basketball in points allowed per game with 117.8. They are forcing 13.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (23rd in basketball). The Sacramento defense concedes 39.6% from downtown (798 of 2,017) and their opponents are converting on 80.7% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 27.9 assists and 42.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 22nd and 8th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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