Milwaukee Bucks vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (35-33) will try to beat the Milwaukee Bucks (38-30) at Golden 1 Center on Saturday.

The Bucks played the Warriors and went home with a loss by a final score of 104-93 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Bucks finished with 15 while the Warriors totaled 24 personal fouls. They knocked down 17 of their 44 shots from distance. Golden State shot 88.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of 26 shots. Furthermore, Golden State totaled 52 boards (9 offensive, 43 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Golden State doled out 25 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. When discussing defending, Milwaukee allowed their opponent to shoot 41.6% from the floor on 32 out of 77 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and having 9 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 34 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bucks made 19 of their 27 tries for a percentage of 70.4%. Milwaukee finished the game having earned a 39.2% FG percentage (31 out of 79) and buried 12 of their 38 3-point attempts.

Kyle Kuzma is one guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He scored 22 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. He played for 37 minutes and grabbed 2 rebounds. Kuzma walked away from this one shooting 43.8% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists.

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Milwaukee enters this one with a win-loss record of 38-30 this year. They currently have an average of 114.5 pts per game (14th in basketball) while connecting on 48.0% from the field. The Bucks are shooting 38.3% on shots from 3-point land (962 of 2,513) and 75.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Milwaukee is pulling in 44.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,709 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 25th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bucks are able to force 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are 10th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,765 conceded on the season. The Bucks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.4% (2,804 of 6,178) and they surrender 45.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are surrendering 35.2% on 3-pointers while they are 13th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.5).

The last time they took the court, the Kings went home victorious with a score of 123-119 when they played the Cavaliers. The Kings were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in the game. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Cavaliers were called for 14 fouls for the game which got the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 93.8%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Sacramento made 16 of their 35 attempts (45.7%). In all, the Kings ended up going 46 out of 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.5%. The Kings allowed the Cavaliers to convert 46 out of their 84 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.8% for this contest. They finished shooting 38.2% from behind the 3-point line via 13 of 34 and finished the contest at 14 of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). In regard to rebounding, Sacramento allowed Cleveland to get 37 in total (8 offensive).

DeMar DeRozan ended up having an impact for the Kings in the matchup. DeRozan earned 27 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 4 assists in the matchup. He converted 10 of 19 for the game for a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and had 1 rebound.

Sacramento has a record of 35-33 on the year. The Kings are responsible for committing 18.9 fouls per game and they connect on 80.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 26.9 times per contest (12th in the league) and they turn it over 13.5 times per contest. Sacramento has scored 7,930 pts for the season (116.6 per contest) and they snag 44.5 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Kings are shooting 47.8% from the field, which ranks 10th in basketball.

The Sacramento defense gives up 38.3% on shots from 3-point land (996 of 2,599) and their opponents are knocking down 79.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 27.0 assists and 42.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 20th and 7th in basketball. The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 19th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 115.7. They are forcing 14.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (23rd in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Sacramento and under the total points

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