Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/10/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, January 10, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics (27-10) will meet the Sacramento Kings (18-19) on Friday.

The Kings faced off with the Heat and earned the victory with a final of 123-118 in their last game. Sacramento wrapped up the game having earned a 41.7% field goal percentage (45 out of 108) and knocked down 13 of 38 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Kings knocked down 20 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they collected 60 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 30 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to defense, Sacramento allowed their opponent to shoot 42.2% from the floor on 43 of 102 shooting. Miami doled out 25 dimes and had 14 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Miami had 53 rebounds (12 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 8 blocks. Miami walked away from this one shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by burying 21 of their 27 tries. They converted 11 of 42 attempts from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Kings walked away with 20 while the Heat totaled 19 personal fouls.

DeMar DeRozan is one player who was a contributor for this game. He notched 30 points on 12 out of 26 shooting. He played 47 minutes played and pulled down 3 rebounds. DeRozan finished 46.2% from the field and dished out 4 dimes.

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Sacramento will take the court with a record of 18-19 for the year. They have an average of 116.0 pts per game (9th in the NBA) while going 47.5% from the field. The Kings are hitting 34.5% on three-point shots (454 of 1,315) and 80.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is snagging 44.1 boards per contest and has earned 971 dimes on the year, which is 11th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.1 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Kings are forcing 15.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 17th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 958 relinquished for the campaign. The Kings defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.4% (1,499 of 3,230) and they surrender 42.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 37.6% on 3-pointers and they rank 18th in the NBA in opponents PPG (113.8).

In their last game, the Celtics went home victorious with a score of 118-106 when they played the Nuggets. The Celtics recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 41 in this contest. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 11 steals for this contest. The Nuggets committed 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Celtics to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 90.0%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Boston buried 12 of 35 tries (34.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Celtics went 44 for 88 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Celtics allowed the Nuggets to convert 40 out of 87 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.0% for this game. They finished 38.9% from downtown by hitting 14 out of 36 and finished the contest at 12 of 15 from the free throw line (80.0%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Boston permitted Denver to grab 39 in total (13 offensive).

Jayson Tatum pitched in for the Celtics for this game. He knocked down 11 out of 23 for the contest for a rate of 47.8%, and had 4 rebounds. Tatum scored 29 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 dimes for this game.

Boston has a win-loss record of 27-10 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Celtics are hitting on 46.1% from the field, which ranks them 17th in the NBA. Boston has accounted for 4,385 pts on the year (118.5 per game) and they collect 44.9 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.5 times per contest (17th in the league) and they turn it over 11.9 times per contest. The Celtics are responsible for committing 16.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 79.3% from the free throw line.

The Boston defense allows 35.6% from downtown (476 of 1,338) and their opposition makes 79.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 23.9 assists and 43.9 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 3rd and 14th in the league. The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the league in points per game surrendered with 108.3. They are able to force 13.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (6th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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