New York Knicks vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 3/10/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Monday, March 10, 2025

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (32-29) welcome the New York Knicks (40-22) at Golden 1 Center on Monday.

The Knicks took the court against the Lakers and went home with a loss by a final score of 113-109 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Knicks walked away with 21 while the Lakers totaled 28 personal fouls. They made 14 of their 42 attempts from beyond the arc. Los Angeles went 82.1% at the charity stripe by converting 23 of their 28 attempts. In addition, Los Angeles snagged 49 rebounds (12 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Los Angeles earned 25 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. In reference to defense, New York let their opponent shoot 42.7% from the floor on 38 of 89 shooting. They also doled out 20 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they collected 46 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Knicks buried 25 of their 32 attempts for a rate of 78.1%. New York finished with a 39.4% FG percentage (37 out of 94) and knocked down 10 out of their 43 3-point attempts.

Jalen Brunson is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He accumulated 39 points on 13 of 26 shooting. He played 41 mins and also grabbed 4 rebounds. Brunson finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 10 dimes.

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New York steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 40-22 for the year. They cough up possession 13.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New York is grabbing 42.9 boards per game and has accounted for 1,689 dimes on the year, which ranks 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Knicks are hitting 36.7% on three-point shots (780 of 2,123) and 80.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 117.2 points per outing (5th in the NBA) on 49.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Knicks are able to force 14.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are giving up 37.4% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 13th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (112.9). The Knicks defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.4% (2,605 of 5,492) and they concede 41.8 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 12th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,617 relinquished for the year.

For their last game, the Kings took a defeat with a final score of 116-110 when they played the Nuggets. The Kings were able to snag 31 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 45 for the game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Nuggets had 14 fouls in the matchup which got the Kings to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They were able to make 11 of those for a clip of 78.6%. With regard to shots from downtown, Sacramento knocked down 11 out of 27 tries (40.7%). In all, the Kings shot 44 for 96 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.8%. The Kings allowed the Nuggets to convert 40 of 87 tries from the field which had them shooting 46.0% for the game. They shot 34.3% from distance by going 12 out of 35 and ended up going 24 of 30 from the free throw line (80.0%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Sacramento allowed Denver to snag 46 in total (11 offensive).

DeMar DeRozan ended up being important for the Kings for this game. He made 14 of 32 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and tallied 6 rebounds. DeRozan accumulated 35 points in his 43 mins of playing time and earned 5 dimes in this contest.

Sacramento has a record of 32-29 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Kings are hitting on 47.7% from the floor, which ranks them 9th in the NBA. Sacramento has totaled 7,124 points on the year (116.8 per contest) and they average 44.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 26.9 times per contest (12th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per contest. The Kings have committed 19.0 fouls per contest while shooting 80.9% from the charity stripe.

The Kings on defense are ranked 19th in basketball in PPG given up with 115.1. They have forced 14.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the floor (17th in basketball). The Sacramento defense gives up 37.4% on shots from 3-point land (876 of 2,340) and opponents are converting on 79.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 26.9 assists and 42.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 18th and 7th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento

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