Dallas Mavericks vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 1/6/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC

The Sacramento Kings (8-28) are hosting the Dallas Mavericks (13-23) at Golden 1 Center on Tuesday.

The Mavericks stepped onto the hardwood against the Rockets and notched a win by a score of 110-104 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 15 and the Rockets had 17 personal fouls. They also buried 10 of their 41 tries from three-point range. Houston finished 80.0% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of 15 shots. Moreover, Houston grabbed 51 rebounds (17 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 10 blocked shots. Houston earned 24 assists and had 13 steals for this game. In terms of the defense, Dallas let their opponent shoot 38.7% from the floor on 41 of 106 shooting. They also recorded 24 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 47 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Mavericks converted 14 of 18 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Dallas finished the contest with a 55.0% FG percentage (44 of 80) and converted 8 out of their 21 three-point attempts.

Anthony Davis is a guy who was a contributor in this game. Davis ended up going 60.0% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and also snagged 12 rebounds. He walked away with 26 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Dallas enters this matchup with a mark of 13-23 for the campaign. They are averaging 113.5 points per contest (24th in the league) while going 47.1% from the field. The Mavericks are hitting 33.5% on shots from distance (383 of 1,143) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Dallas is pulling in 44.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 906 assists so far this season, which is 19th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 15.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks have forced 13.7 turnovers per game and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.3% on shots from distance while they are 20th in the NBA in opponents points per game (117.5). The Mavericks are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.0% (1,562 of 3,393) and they surrender 47.7 boards per contest as a unit. They currently rank 18th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 956 relinquished for the season.

For their last game, the Kings took a defeat with a final score of 115-98 when they played the Bucks. The Kings were able to corral 32 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. The Bucks committed 21 fouls in the game which got the Kings to the free throw line for a total of 32 tries. They were able to convert 25 of them for a percentage of 78.1%. In terms of shooting from distance, Sacramento buried 5 of 25 attempts (20.0%). When all was said and done, the Kings shot 34 for 80 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.5%. The Kings allowed the Bucks to bury 39 out of 87 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 44.8% for the matchup. They finished 27.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 10 out of 37 and finished the contest at 27 out of 30 from the free throw line (90.0%). In reference to how they rebounded, Sacramento allowed Milwaukee to collect 48 in all (12 on the offensive side).

Russell Westbrook was important for the Kings in this matchup. He buried 5 out of 16 for this contest for a rate of 31.3%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. Westbrook racked up 21 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in this game.

Sacramento has a record of 8-28 this season. The Kings commit 20.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 76.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.1 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they turn it over 14.3 times per game. Sacramento has earned 3,970 pts for the year (110.3 per contest) and they snag 40.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Kings are shooting 45.9% from the field, which ranks 23rd in the league.

The Sacramento defense allows 35.7% on 3-pointers (465 of 1,302) and their opposition makes 78.1% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 28.0 assists and 46.1 total boards per game, which is ranked 26th and 25th in the NBA. The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 27th in the league in points given up per game with 122.3. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 49.8% from the field (30th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento

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