Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 1/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Golden State Warriors (21-21) are traveling to Golden 1 Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Sacramento Kings (22-20).

The Warriors took the court against the Celtics and ended up losing by a score of 125-85 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Warriors finished with 12 and the Celtics accumulated 8 fouls. They also made 20 of their 48 tries from distance. Boston walked away from this one shooting 87.5% when shooting free throws by making 7 of their 8 tries. On top of that, Boston had 50 rebounds (8 offensive, 42 defensive) and earned 3 blocked shots. Boston dished out 33 assists and had 8 steals for the game. Pertaining to defending, Golden State allowed their opponent to shoot 53.3% from the field on 49 of 92 shooting. They also distributed 28 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Warriors made 7 of 11 tries for a rate of 63.6%. Golden State wrapped up the game with a 34.8% FG percentage (32 out of 92) and knocked down 14 out of their 53 three-point shots.

Stephen Curry is someone who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 6 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 27 mins and snagged 3 rebounds. Curry ended up going 37.5% from the field and earned 4 assists.

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Golden State enters this contest with a mark of 21-21 this season. They lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Golden State is pulling down 46.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,189 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 9th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Warriors are shooting 36.2% on three-point shots (632 of 1,748) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 110.8 pts per game (21st in the league) while going 44.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Warriors are forcing 14.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.4 fouls. They are surrendering 35.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 10th in basketball in points per game allowed (111.2). The Warriors are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.8% (1,700 of 3,712) and they surrender 45.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 15th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,108 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Kings got the win with a final of 123-100 against the Wizards. The Kings earned 41 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 51 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 12 steals in this game. The Wizards earned 16 fouls in this contest which took the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to bury 19 of the free throws for a rate of 79.2%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Sacramento knocked down 12 of 39 tries (30.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Kings walked away from this one shooting 46 out of 95 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.4%. The Kings permitted the Wizards to knock down 32 out of their 89 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.0% in the game. They shot 23.8% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 42 and finished the contest at 26 of 32 at the charity stripe (81.3%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Sacramento permitted Washington to get 46 overall (10 on the offensive side).

Domantas Sabonis ended up being a factor for the Kings for the matchup. Sabonis recorded 29 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accumulated 4 dimes for the matchup. He buried 12 of 16 for this game for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and added 18 rebounds.

Sacramento has a record of 22-20 on the season. As an offensive team, the Kings are shooting 47.5% from the field, which ranks 9th in the league. Sacramento has totaled 4,900 pts for the season (116.7 per contest) and they collect 44.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 26.5 times per game (12th in the league) and they turn it over 13.2 times per game. The Kings commit 19.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 80.9% from the free throw line.

The Kings defensively are ranked 18th in the league in points allowed per contest with 113.9. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the field (14th in the league). The Sacramento defense surrenders 37.2% on 3-point shots (603 of 1,619) and opponents are converting on 79.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 25.7 assists and 43.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks 10th and 9th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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