Sacramento Kings vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 3/31/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Monday, March 31, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Indiana Pacers (43-30) will take on the Sacramento Kings (36-37) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday.

The Kings played the Trail Blazers and notched a win by a score of 128-107 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Kings finished with 23 and the Trail Blazers racked up 20 personal fouls. They made 16 out of their 50 attempts from three-point range. Portland went 80.8% at the free throw line by making 21 of their 26 shots. Furthermore, Portland pulled down 32 rebounds (15 offensive, 17 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Portland distributed 23 dimes and had 11 steals in this contest. When discussing defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 39.8% from the floor on 35 of 88 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they compiled 46 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Kings made 22 of 27 tries for a percentage of 81.5%. Sacramento walked away from the contest with a 64.9% field goal percentage (48 of 74) and made 10 out of their 27 shots from downtown.

Zach LaVine is one guy who had an impact in this contest. LaVine finished the game shooting 72.2% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the court for 37 mins and also snagged 2 rebounds. He had 29 points on 13 out of 18 shooting.

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Sacramento enters this game with a win-loss record of 36-37 on the campaign. They average 116.2 pts per contest (10th in the league) while hitting 47.8% from the field. The Kings are shooting 35.5% from downtown (922 of 2,596) and 80.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Sacramento is grabbing 44.3 rebounds per contest and has 1,955 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 13th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.5 times per game and as a group they commit 18.9 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Kings are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 fouls. They currently rank 19th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,974 relinquished so far this year. The Kings defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.3% (3,036 of 6,425) and they concede 42.5 boards per game as a group. They surrender 38.5% on shots from distance and they are 21st in the NBA in opponents points per game (115.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Pacers walked away with a victory by a final of 162-109 when they faced the Wizards. The Pacers corralled 37 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Wizards earned 15 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Pacers to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 89.5%. When discussing shots from downtown, Indiana buried 27 of 47 attempts (57.4%). Overall, the Pacers shot 59 for 92 from the field which had them sitting at 64.1%. The Pacers allowed the Wizards to make 38 out of their 85 tries from the floor which had them at 44.7% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 36.7% from downtown by hitting 11 of 30 and ended up shooting 22 of 26 from the free throw line (84.6%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Indiana permitted Washington to collect 31 in all (12 offensive).

Tyrese Haliburton pitched in for the Pacers for the contest. He made 9 of 15 for the game for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and added 2 rebounds. Haliburton recorded 29 points in his 25 minutes of playing time and accumulated 6 dimes in the game.

Indiana has a record of 43-30 for the campaign. The Pacers are committing 18.9 fouls per game and they shoot 79.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 29.3 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.5 times per contest. Indiana has accounted for 8,559 pts this year (117.2 per contest) and they pull in 41.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Pacers are shooting 49.1% from the field, which has them ranked 3rd in basketball.

The Pacers on defense are ranked 18th in the league in points given up per game with 115.2. They are able to force 15.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the floor (26th in the league). The Indiana defense allows 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (936 of 2,640) and opponents are converting on 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 26.2 dimes and 44.6 rebounds every game, which ranks them 14th and 20th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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