Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/27/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Monday, January 27, 2025

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is where the Brooklyn Nets (14-31) will attempt to beat the Sacramento Kings (23-21) on Monday.

The Kings stepped onto the hardwood against the Nuggets and went home with a loss by a final score of 132-123 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 20 while the Nuggets recorded 14 fouls. They also buried 13 of their 37 attempts from 3-point land. Denver finished 67.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of 31 attempts. Moreover, Denver pulled down 56 rebounds (15 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 3 blocked shots. Denver totaled 30 dimes and had 10 steals in the game. In the matter of defense, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 48.5% from the field on 49 out of 101 shooting. They also dished out 31 assists for this contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to rebounding, they compiled 53 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Kings buried 14 of 19 tries for a percentage of 73.7%. Sacramento finished the contest having earned a 43.9% FG percentage (47 of 107) and knocked down 15 of 41 3-pointers.

DeMar DeRozan is a guy who came through in this matchup. He racked up 24 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. DeRozan went 56.3% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Sacramento will play this contest with a win-loss record of 23-21 on the year. They are averaging 117.0 pts per contest (5th in the league) while hitting 47.4% from the field. The Kings are hitting 34.9% on three-point shots (554 of 1,586) and 81.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is snagging 44.8 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,170 assists on the season, which has them ranked 12th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.6 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Kings are able to force 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are ranked 14th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,142 surrendered for the season. The Kings defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.3% (1,798 of 3,881) and they surrender 43.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 37.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 20th in the NBA in PPG allowed (114.4).

In their last game, the Nets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 108-84 against the Suns. Regarding cleaning the glass, Brooklyn allowed Phoenix to pull down 48 in total (11 on the offensive side). They finished 34.1% from distance by going 14 of 41 and ended up shooting 10 of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). The Nets allowed the Suns to make 42 of 88 attempts from the floor which had them at 47.7% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Nets ended up going 34 for 91 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.4%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Brooklyn made 7 out of their 36 tries (19.4%). They were able to make 9 of them for a rate of 64.3%. The Suns had 12 fouls for the contest which got the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 14 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. The Nets were able to pull down 32 defensive boards and 20 offensive rebounds totaling 52 for the game.

Keon Johnson ended up being important for the Nets in this game. He buried 9 out of 16 for the game for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and earned 7 rebounds. Johnson accumulated 20 points in his 30 minutes on the court and added 2 assists for this contest.

Brooklyn has a mark of 14-31 so far this season. The Nets commit 20.5 fouls every game while shooting 79.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.0 times per contest (22nd in the league) and they are turning it over 15.7 times per contest. Brooklyn has accounted for 4,764 pts this season (105.9 per game) and they average 40.6 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Nets are shooting 44.2% from the field, which ranks them 27th in the league.

The Brooklyn defense allows 37.8% on three-point shots (611 of 1,618) and opponents are making 77.6% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 27.2 dimes and 42.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 23rd and 4th in basketball. The Nets defensively are ranked 18th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 113.6. They have forced 14.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 48.8% from the field (30th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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