Sacramento Kings vs Memphis Grizzlies Prediction, 12/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Memphis Grizzlies

Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024

Location: FedExForum in Memphis, TN

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Memphis Grizzlies (14-8) host the Sacramento Kings (10-12) at FedExForum on Thursday.

The Kings faced the Rockets and walked away with a win by a score of 120-111 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Kings left the arena with 20 and the Rockets totaled 23 personal fouls. They also buried 14 out of their 39 shots from beyond the perimeter. Houston finished the contest at 71.4% at the free throw line by burying 15 of 21 shots. In addition, Houston snagged 53 rebounds (18 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Houston recorded 14 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. When discussing defending, Sacramento allowed 44.1% from the floor on 41 of 93 shooting. They also doled out 33 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they earned 34 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Kings knocked down 12 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Sacramento ended the contest with a 51.6% field goal percentage (47 of 91) and converted 14 out of their 30 three-point attempts.

Domantas Sabonis is a player who had an impact in this matchup. Sabonis ended up going 68.4% from the floor and earned 4 assists. He was on the court for 32 mins played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He finished with 27 points on 13 of 19 shooting.

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Sacramento will enter this contest with a mark of 10-12 for the season. They are averaging 114.5 pts per contest (12th in the league) while connecting on 48.2% from the floor. The Kings are connecting on 33.7% on 3-point shots (256 of 760) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Sacramento is snagging 43.0 rebounds per game and has earned 555 assists this year, which has them ranked 16th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.3 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Kings are forcing 14.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 fouls. They currently rank 17th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 564 surrendered on the year. The Kings defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.3% (894 of 1,931) and they surrender 41.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 38.1% on shots from downtown and they rank 19th in the league in PPG allowed (113.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Grizzlies went home defeated by a final of 121-116 against the Mavericks. The Grizzlies pulled down 26 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 39 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while earning 15 steals in this matchup. The Mavericks earned 23 fouls for the game which got the Grizzlies to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 92.9%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Memphis knocked down 13 out of 40 tries (32.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Grizzlies finished shooting 45 out of 97 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.4%. The Grizzlies permitted the Mavericks to bury 39 out of their 81 tries from the field which left them shooting 48.1% in this matchup. They finished 40.6% from three-point range by connecting on 13 out of 32 and finished the game at 30 of 44 at the free throw line (68.2%). Concerning rebounding, Memphis allowed Dallas to collect 49 in all (14 on the offensive side).

Ja Morant pitched in for the Grizzlies for the game. Morant had 31 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 assists in the matchup. He made 11 out of 22 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Memphis has a win-loss mark of 14-8 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Grizzlies are shooting 48.7% from the field, which is 3rd in basketball. Memphis has totaled 2,671 points for the year (121.4 per contest) and they grab 47.5 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 30.5 times per game (1st in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 16.8 times per game. The Grizzlies have committed 21.5 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.5% from the free throw line.

The Memphis defense concedes 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (301 of 876) and their opposition knocks down 74.2% of their free throw attempts. They give up 24.7 dimes and 43.4 boards per contest, which has them ranked 8th and 11th in basketball. The Grizzlies on the defensive end are ranked 18th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 113.3. They are able to force 16.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the field (4th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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