Sacramento Kings vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 11/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Friday, November 29, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

Moda Center is where the Portland Trail Blazers (7-11) will attempt to beat the Sacramento Kings (8-10) on Friday.

The Kings faced off with the Thunder and took a loss by a final of 130-109 in their last game. Sacramento finished the contest having earned a 48.3% FG percentage (42 of 87) and buried 8 of their 32 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Kings converted 17 of 23 attempts for a rate of 73.9%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 24 assists for the contest in addition to creating 15 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In terms of defending, Sacramento allowed 55.8% from the floor on 48 out of 86 shooting. Oklahoma City recorded 28 assists and had 6 steals for this game. In addition, Oklahoma City had 44 rebounds (11 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Oklahoma City shot 80.0% when shooting free throws by making 20 of 25 tries. They buried 14 of 31 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Kings ended up walking away with 22 while the Thunder recorded 18 personal fouls.

DeMar DeRozan is a player who was important in this game. DeRozan finished the game shooting 61.9% from the field and dished out 6 dimes. He played for 36 minutes and grabbed 2 boards. He ended up walking away with 30 points on 13 out of 21 shooting.

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Sacramento will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 8-10 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per game and as a group are committing 20.2 fouls every game. As a unit, Sacramento is collecting 42.9 rebounds per contest and has earned 433 assists so far this season, which is 21st in the NBA in terms of passing. The Kings are shooting 32.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (203 of 619) and 80.2% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 114.1 points per contest (13th in the NBA) while hitting 48.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Kings have forced 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.5 fouls. They are ranked 19th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 466 relinquished for the season. The Kings defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.0% (732 of 1,592) and they relinquish 41.7 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 38.1% on 3-point attempts and they are 19th in basketball in opponents PPG (113.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a score of 123-98 when they played the Grizzlies. The Trail Blazers snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in the matchup. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. The Grizzlies earned 20 fouls in the game which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They were able to convert 22 of those for a clip of 78.6%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Portland knocked down 8 of their 46 attempts (17.4%). When the game finished, the Trail Blazers ended up shooting 34 for 102 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Grizzlies to bury 43 out of 87 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4% for this game. They finished 42.9% from 3-point land by shooting 12 out of 28 and ended up shooting 25 out of 34 at the charity stripe (73.5%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Portland permitted Memphis to snag 60 in all (16 on the offensive side).

Deni Avdija ended up having an impact for the Trail Blazers for the contest. He converted 7 of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 8 rebounds. Avdija earned 17 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 6 dimes in this matchup.

Portland has a mark of 7-11 this year. The Trail Blazers are committing 19.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 76.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 21.0 times per contest (30th in the league) and they are giving up possession 17.3 times per contest. Portland has accounted for 1,892 points for the campaign (105.1 per game) and they collect 44.6 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Trail Blazers are shooting 41.9% from the field, which ranks 30th in the league.

The Portland defense concedes 35.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (242 of 684) and opponents are converting on 78.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 27.3 assists and 46.4 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 24th and 27th in the league. The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 17th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 113.6. They are forcing 16.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the field (13th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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