Sacramento Kings vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/29/2025 Preview and Pick
Game: Sacramento Kings vs Philadelphia 76ers
Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA
TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Philadelphia 76ers (17-27) will go up against the Sacramento Kings (24-22) at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday.
The Kings faced off with the Nets and walked away with a win by a score of 110-96 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Kings walked away with 24 and the Nets totaled 20 personal fouls. They made 10 of 36 shots from beyond the arc. Brooklyn finished the contest at 86.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 26 of their 30 shots. Additionally, Brooklyn pulled down 39 rebounds (16 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Brooklyn doled out 19 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. In the matter of defending, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 36.6% from the floor on 30 out of 82 shooting. They also recorded 31 assists in the matchup while creating 16 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 44 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Kings converted 11 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 64.7%. Sacramento wrapped up the game with a 54.9% FG percentage (45 of 82) and converted 9 of their 28 shots from distance.
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De'Aaron Fox is one guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 30 points on 11 of 19 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and also grabbed 1 rebound. Fox shot 57.9% from the floor and distributed 7 assists.
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Sacramento enters this matchup with a mark of 24-22 on the campaign. They average 116.9 pts per contest (6th in the league) while going 47.6% from the floor. The Kings are shooting 35.0% from downtown (577 of 1,650) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Sacramento is pulling in 44.7 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,234 assists this season, which is 10th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.
On defense, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 17th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,201 relinquished on the year. The Kings defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.2% (1,880 of 4,068) and they relinquish 43.5 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 37.4% on three-point shots and they are 20th in the NBA in PPG allowed (114.6).
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the 76ers got the win with a final of 109-97 when they played the Bulls. The 76ers were able to snag 34 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 10 steals for this contest. The Bulls had 16 fouls for the matchup which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They were able to knock down 12 of them for a clip of 70.6%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Philadelphia made 13 of 45 tries (28.9%). Overall, the 76ers finished the game shooting 42 out of 92 from the floor which had them shooting 45.7%. The 76ers allowed the Bulls to make 36 of their 85 tries from the floor which had them shooting 42.4% for the game. They wrapped up this game 31.6% from three-point range via 12 of 38 and ended up going 13 of 20 from the free throw line (65.0%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Philadelphia permitted Chicago to grab 54 in all (13 offensive).
Tyrese Maxey was important for the 76ers for this game. Maxey recorded 31 points in his 43 mins on the court and had 9 dimes in this contest. He buried 12 of 23 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.2%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.
Philadelphia has a win-loss record of 17-27 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the 76ers are connecting on 45.0% from the floor, which ranks 22nd in basketball. Philadelphia has scored 4,756 pts on the year (108.1 per game) and they pull down 39.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 22.3 times per game (30th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.9 times per contest. The 76ers are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.4% from the free throw line.
The 76ers defensively are ranked 14th in basketball in points given up per game with 112.4. They are able to force 16.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.6% from the field (29th in the NBA). The Philadelphia defense gives up 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (598 of 1,623) and opponents are knocking down 78.6% of their foul shots. They relinquish 27.1 dimes and 44.2 rebounds every game, which is ranked 21st and 16th in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento
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