Toronto Raptors vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 1/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Friday, January 5, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+4)

The Sacramento Kings (20-13) will go up against the Toronto Raptors (14-20) at Golden 1 Center on Friday. Sacramento opens this game as 4-point favorites. The betting total is set at 236.5.

The Raptors faced the Grizzlies and walked away with a win by a score of 116-111 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Raptors ended up walking away with 20 while the Grizzlies recorded 19 personal fouls. They also converted 15 of their 42 attempts from 3-point land. Memphis ended up going 84.2% at the free throw line by converting 16 of their 19 shots. Additionally, Memphis totaled 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Memphis recorded 25 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. In terms of defense, Toronto allowed the other team to shoot 42.6% from the floor on 40 out of 94 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in this game while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to rebounding, they compiled 46 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Raptors buried 22 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 81.5%. Toronto finished with a 48.2% field goal percentage (41 out of 85) and made 12 of their 26 shots from distance.

Immanuel Quickley is one player who was a major factor for the game. Quickley went 44.4% from the field and also earned 5 assists. He played for 33 mins played and also snagged 3 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Toronto enters this one with a win-loss mark of 14-20 this year. They have an average of 114.0 points per game (18th in the league) while connecting on 47.6% from the field. The Raptors are connecting on 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (391 of 1,118) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Toronto is snagging 44.7 rebounds per game and has accumulated 993 dimes so far this year, which is 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Raptors are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 22nd in basketball in allowing assists with 927 surrendered on the campaign. The Raptors defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.1% (1,468 of 3,050) and they concede 43.2 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 37.8% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 17th in basketball in PPG allowed (115.1).

When they last played, the Kings got the victory with a final of 138-135 against the Magic. The Kings pulled down 40 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards totaling 58 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Magic had 30 fouls in the matchup which got the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 31 tries. They were able to make 21 of those for a rate of 67.7%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Sacramento made 15 of their 40 tries (37.5%). Overall, the Kings walked away from this one shooting 51 out of 105 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.6%. The Kings permitted the Magic to make 44 of 90 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.9% in the game. They wrapped up this game 56.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 25 of 44 and ended up going 22 of 27 at the free throw line (81.5%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Sacramento permitted Orlando to collect 39 in total (7 offensive).

Malik Monk ended up being a factor for the Kings for the matchup. Monk tallied 37 points in his 46 mins of playing time and earned 9 assists for the matchup. He converted 12 of 20 in the game for a rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Sacramento has a record of 20-13 on the year. The Kings commit 20.7 personal fouls every game and they go 73.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.6 times per game (5th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.7 times per contest. Sacramento has accounted for 3,886 pts so far this year (117.8 per game) and they average 44.0 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Kings are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which ranks them 15th in the league.

The Kings are ranked 21st in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 117.2. They have forced 13.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the field (23rd in the league). The Sacramento defense surrenders 38.1% on shots from beyond the arc (422 of 1,107) and opponents are connecting on 80.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 27.1 assists and 43.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 20th and 17th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (-4)

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