Sacramento Kings vs Milwaukee Bucks Prediction, 1/14/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Sacramento Kings (20-19) are on their way to Fiserv Forum on Tuesday where they will meet the Milwaukee Bucks (20-17).

The Kings faced the Bulls and walked away with a win by a score of 124-119 in their last contest. Sacramento walked away from the contest with a 49.5% FG percentage (47 of 95) and knocked down 13 out of their 39 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Kings made 17 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 81.0%. In regard to rebounding, they collected 53 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 33 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding the defense, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 46.2% from the field on 43 of 93 shooting. Chicago recorded 26 assists and had 4 steals for this game. On top of that, Chicago collected 45 rebounds (8 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Chicago finished the game shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by making 15 of 20 tries. They converted 18 of 37 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In regard to fouls, the Kings walked away with 14 while the Bulls racked up 18 fouls.

De'Aaron Fox is one guy who came through for this game. He ended up walking away with 26 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and snagged 9 boards. Fox ended up shooting 56.3% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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Sacramento heads into this matchup with a record of 20-19 this season. They are giving up possession 13.3 times per game and as a group are committing 19.9 fouls per contest. As a team, Sacramento is pulling in 44.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 1,030 dimes for the year, which is 12th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are shooting 34.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (485 of 1,401) and 80.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 116.2 pts per game (8th in the league) while going 47.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Kings have forced 15.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They surrender 37.6% on three-point shots and they rank 17th in the league in opponents PPG (113.5). The Kings defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.3% (1,576 of 3,407) and they relinquish 42.7 boards per game as a group. They are 16th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,006 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Bucks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 140-106 when they faced the Knicks. The Bucks earned 24 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Knicks were called for 18 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Bucks to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 10 of those for a percentage of 58.8%. With respect to shooting from distance, Milwaukee converted 10 out of 34 tries (29.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Bucks ended up going 43 for 94 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.7%. The Bucks permitted the Knicks to convert 51 of 88 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 58.0% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 43.9% from beyond the perimeter by going 18 out of 41 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 24 at the free throw line (83.3%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Milwaukee allowed New York to snag 49 overall (10 offensive).

Giannis Antetokounmpo pitched in for the Bucks for the game. He converted 10 of 21 for the game for a field goal percentage of 47.6%, and had 13 rebounds. Antetokounmpo earned 24 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for this contest.

Milwaukee has a mark of 20-17 this year. The Bucks are committing 18.4 fouls every game and they hit 72.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.6 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per contest. Milwaukee has accounted for 4,169 points this season (112.7 per contest) and they average 43.7 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Bucks are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which is 7th in the league.

The Milwaukee defense allows 36.0% on 3-pointers (514 of 1,429) and opponents are converting on 79.8% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 25.4 dimes and 45.3 rebounds every game, which is 6th and 24th in the league. The Bucks on defense are ranked 12th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 111.5. They are forcing 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (5th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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