Portland Trail Blazers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 1/18/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Sunday, January 18, 2026

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Golden 1 Center is the location where the Sacramento Kings (11-30) will meet the Portland Trail Blazers (20-22) on Sunday.

The Trail Blazers took the court against the Hawks and took home the win by a score of 117-101 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 15 and the Hawks accounted for 19 fouls. They converted 14 out of their 44 shots from distance. Atlanta shot 77.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of 22 attempts. In addition, Atlanta pulled down 40 boards (7 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Atlanta doled out 23 assists and had 10 steals for the contest. When discussing defense, Portland allowed the other team to go 43.2% from the floor on 35 out of 81 shooting. They also dished out 23 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 20 turnovers and getting 13 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 54 with 16 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers buried 17 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 70.8%. Portland ended the contest having earned a 45.3% field goal percentage (43 out of 95) and made 14 of 46 shots from 3-point land.

Shaedon Sharpe is a player who was a major factor in this game. He finished with 24 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and grabbed 9 boards. Sharpe ended up shooting 53.3% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists.

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Portland comes into this game with a record of 20-22 on the year. They average 115.9 pts per game (18th in the league) on 44.8% from the field. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 33.8% on three-point attempts (592 of 1,751) and 77.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Portland is collecting 45.4 rebounds per contest and has 1,033 assists so far this season, which is 21st in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 16.8 times per game and as a team are committing 21.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Trail Blazers are able to force 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.7 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.1% on 3-point shots while they are 24th in basketball in points per game allowed (118.4). The Trail Blazers defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.1% (1,787 of 3,794) and they concede 44.1 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 24th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,126 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Kings went home victorious with a score of 112-101 against the Knicks. The Kings pulled down 39 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 48 for the contest. They gave up possession 17 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Knicks committed 24 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Kings to the free throw line for 38 attempts. They were able to bury 32 of the free throw tries for a clip of 84.2%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Sacramento knocked down 10 of 27 tries (37.0%). In all, the Kings shot 35 for 74 from the field which had them shooting 47.3%. The Kings permitted the Knicks to knock down 39 of 100 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 39.0% in the matchup. They shot 19.5% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 8 of 41 and ended up shooting 15 out of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). When discussing how they rebounded, Sacramento allowed New York to snag 45 in total (16 offensive).

DeMar DeRozan ended up having an impact for the Kings in this matchup. DeRozan scored 27 points in his 41 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 assists in the game. He made 7 of 16 for this game for a field goal rate of 43.8%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Sacramento has a mark of 11-30 so far this season. The Kings have committed 20.4 fouls per game and they shoot 76.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.9 times per game (25th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per game. Sacramento has totaled 4,518 pts on the season (110.2 per contest) and they average 40.6 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Kings are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in the league.

The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 26th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 120.7. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 49.2% from the field (29th in the league). The Sacramento defense gives up 34.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (515 of 1,481) and opponents are knocking down 77.6% of their foul shots. They have given up 27.6 dimes and 46.0 boards every game, which is 24th and 25th in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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