Sacramento Kings vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 2/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Sacramento Kings (25-24) are headed to Moda Center on Thursday where they will meet the Portland Trail Blazers (22-29).

The Kings faced the Timberwolves and went home with a win by a final score of 116-114 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 16 while the Timberwolves recorded 16 personal fouls. They also buried 12 out of their 40 attempts from beyond the arc. Minnesota finished 100.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 16 tries. Additionally, Minnesota pulled down 36 rebounds (11 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Minnesota distributed 28 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In relation to defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 45.7% from the floor on 43 of 94 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 47 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Kings made 16 of their 20 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Sacramento finished with a 48.9% FG percentage (45 out of 92) and made 10 out of their 24 3-pointers.

DeMar DeRozan is one player who was a factor in the game. DeRozan ended up shooting 56.0% from the floor and also distributed 7 assists. He played 38 mins played and snagged 5 boards. He ended up scoring 33 points on 14 out of 25 shooting.

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Sacramento heads into this one with a win-loss record of 25-24 so far this year. They are averaging 116.4 points per contest (8th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.4% from the floor. The Kings are shooting 34.6% on 3-pointers (608 of 1,759) and 80.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Sacramento is pulling in 44.6 boards per game and has accounted for 1,316 assists for the season, which has them ranked 13th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.3 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Kings are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They concede 37.4% on three-point shots and they are ranked 22nd in the NBA in points per game allowed (115.2). The Kings defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.5% (2,023 of 4,351) and they relinquish 43.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 14th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,296 surrendered so far this season.

For their last game, the Trail Blazers walked away with a victory by a final of 112-89 against the Pacers. When talking about cleaning the glass, Portland allowed Indiana to collect 39 in all (14 offensive). They wrapped up this game 20.8% from three-point range by shooting 5 of 24 and finished the contest at 16 out of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Pacers to bury 34 of their 81 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 42.0% for this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Trail Blazers finished shooting 41 for 92 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.6%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Portland made 14 of their 37 tries (37.8%). They were able to make 16 of those for a clip of 94.1%. The Pacers committed 19 personal fouls in this contest which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for 17 shots. They turned the ball over 19 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Trail Blazers collected 35 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in the matchup.

Anfernee Simons ended up being a factor for the Trail Blazers for this contest. Simons earned 22 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes for the game. He buried 8 out of 16 in this matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Portland has a record of 22-29 so far this year. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which ranks 23rd in the league. Portland has scored 5,562 points for the season (109.1 per game) and they grab 43.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 23.3 times per game (27th in the league) and they are turning it over 16.1 times per contest. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 19.3 personal fouls per contest and they go 77.5% from the free throw line.

The Trail Blazers defensively are ranked 20th in the league in PPG given up with 114.1. They are forcing 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the field (21st in basketball). The Portland defense concedes 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (667 of 1,826) and their opponents are knocking down 79.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 26.4 assists and 44.2 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 14th and 16th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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