Cleveland Cavaliers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/19/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Golden 1 Center is where the Sacramento Kings (34-33) will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (56-11) on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers took the court against the Magic and took a loss by a final of 108-103 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 22 while the Magic accumulated 20 fouls. They buried 13 out of their 31 tries from downtown. Orlando ended up going 79.4% from the free throw line by converting 27 of 34 attempts. Furthermore, Orlando collected 47 rebounds (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 1 block. Orlando totaled 21 assists and had 11 steals for this contest. When talking about the defense, Cleveland allowed 42.0% from the floor on 34 of 81 shooting. They also distributed 21 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 18 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 48 with 16 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers converted 13 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 65.0%. Cleveland finished the contest having earned a 41.7% field goal percentage (40 out of 96) and buried 10 of 40 3-pointers.

Donovan Mitchell is someone who played a role for the game. He accumulated 23 points on 9 of 28 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes played and grabbed 6 boards. Mitchell shot 32.1% from the floor and recorded 5 assists.

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Cleveland will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 56-11 this season. They average 122.5 points per outing (2nd in basketball) while shooting 49.2% from the floor. The Cavaliers are shooting 38.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (1,074 of 2,769) and 78.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Cleveland is grabbing 45.4 boards per game and has totaled 1,901 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 10th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Cavaliers are able to force 14.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are ranked 5th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,703 relinquished so far this year. The Cavaliers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.3% (2,745 of 6,055) and they concede 43.2 boards per game as a team. They surrender 35.7% on shots from downtown while they are 10th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.5).

When they last played, the Kings walked away with a victory by a final of 132-122 against the Grizzlies. Regarding rebounds, Sacramento allowed Memphis to get 48 overall (15 on the offensive side). They went 43.3% from beyond the arc by going 13 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 21 at the charity stripe (100.0%). The Kings permitted the Grizzlies to make 44 of 90 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.9% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Kings shot 46 out of 88 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.3%. Regarding three-point shots, Sacramento converted 20 out of 41 attempts (48.8%). They were able to convert 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 66.7%. The Grizzlies committed 22 fouls for the contest which took the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 30 tries. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Kings were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this matchup.

Devin Carter was important for the Kings for this contest. He made 0 out of 1 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 0.0%, and accounted for 1 rebound. Carter recorded 2 points in his 11 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 assists for this contest.

Sacramento has a record of 34-33 so far this year. As an offense, the Kings are connecting on 47.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 10th in basketball. Sacramento has totaled 7,807 pts so far this year (116.5 per game) and they grab 44.5 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.9 times per game (12th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest. The Kings commit 18.9 personal fouls per game and they go 80.5% from the free throw line.

The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 20th in the league in points given up per game with 115.6. They are forcing 14.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (21st in the league). The Sacramento defense surrenders 38.3% on 3-point attempts (983 of 2,565) and opponents are connecting on 79.0% of their foul shots. They allow 27.1 dimes and 42.6 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 20th and 7th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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