Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 1/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Chase Center is the site where the Golden State Warriors (17-16) will meet the Sacramento Kings (15-19) on Sunday.

The Kings took the court against the 76ers and walked away with a win by a score of 113-107 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Kings finished with 16 while the 76ers finished the game with 19 fouls. They also buried 15 of their 40 attempts from three-point range. Philadelphia finished 85.7% from the free throw line by burying 12 of their 14 attempts. Furthermore, Philadelphia pulled down 45 boards (14 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Philadelphia doled out 23 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. In relation to the defense, Sacramento allowed their opponent to shoot 47.6% from the field on 40 of 84 shooting. They also recorded 31 assists in this game while creating 17 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected 34 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Kings buried 22 of 24 tries for a rate of 91.7%. Sacramento ended the contest with a 48.8% FG percentage (41 out of 84) and converted 9 of their 31 three-point attempts.

De'Aaron Fox is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. Fox went 81.3% from the field and recorded 4 assists. He was on the court for 38 mins and grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 35 points on 13 out of 16 shooting.

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Sacramento heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 15-19 this year. They lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.1 personal fouls every game. As a team, Sacramento is collecting 43.9 boards per game and has accumulated 878 assists so far this season, which ranks 12th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are connecting on 33.8% on shots from 3-point land (401 of 1,187) and 80.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 114.8 points per outing (11th in basketball) while shooting 47.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Kings are forcing 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 18th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 880 surrendered on the campaign. The Kings defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (1,376 of 2,958) and they surrender 42.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 37.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 17th in basketball in opponents points per game (113.5).

The last time they took the court, the Warriors went home victorious with a score of 139-105 when they played the 76ers. The Warriors pulled down 37 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 1 steal in this matchup. The 76ers committed 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to bury 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.3%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Golden State knocked down 22 of their 39 tries (56.4%). In all, the Warriors shot 53 for 87 from the field which gave them a percentage of 60.9%. The Warriors allowed the 76ers to bury 34 of their 81 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 42.0% in this game. They went 29.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 28 of 34 from the free throw line (82.4%). In relation to rebounding, Golden State allowed Philadelphia to pull down 46 in all (13 offensive).

Stephen Curry pitched in for the Warriors in this game. Curry scored 30 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and earned 10 dimes in this contest. He converted 11 out of 15 in the game for a field goal percentage of 73.3%, and tallied 6 rebounds.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 17-16 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Warriors are hitting on 44.8% from the floor, which is 24th in the league. Golden State has totaled 3,707 pts for the campaign (112.3 per game) and they average 47.2 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 28.8 times per game (6th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.2 times per contest. The Warriors are committing 19.5 fouls per game and they go 71.3% from the free throw line.

The Golden State defense concedes 34.5% on 3-point shots (436 of 1,263) and their opponents are converting on 78.0% of their foul shots. They give up 26.0 assists and 45.4 boards every game, ranking them 14th and 26th in the NBA. The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 9th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 110.4. They have forced 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (4th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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