Portland Trail Blazers vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 11/13/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Friday, November 13, 2026

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (1-10) will try to beat the Portland Trail Blazers (8-3) at Golden 1 Center on Friday.

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and earned the victory with a final of 118-108 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Trail Blazers walked away with 25 and the Thunder accounted for 22 personal fouls. They made 11 out of their 36 shots from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City finished shooting 82.1% at the free throw line by burying 23 of 28 tries. Additionally, Oklahoma City collected 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 8 blocks. Oklahoma City recorded 19 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. In regard to the defense, Portland let their opponent shoot 42.0% from the field on 37 out of 88 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 39 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers converted 25 of their 26 shots for a rate of 96.2%. Portland ended the game with a 45.7% FG percentage (37 of 81) and made 19 out of their 49 shots from downtown.

Deni Avdija is one guy who was a contributor for this contest. Avdija went 45.0% from the field and also distributed 6 dimes. He saw the court for 35 minutes played and pulled down 3 boards. He walked away with 28 points on 9 of 20 shooting.

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Portland will play this game with a mark of 8-3 for the year. They are averaging 119.5 pts per game (2nd in the league) while connecting on 46.9% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 36.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (174 of 481) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Portland is grabbing 44.5 boards per contest and has 283 dimes for the year, which is 18th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 16.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 22.5 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Trail Blazers are forcing 14.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 24.7 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 14th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.3). The Trail Blazers are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.4% (426 of 959) and they surrender 41.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 2nd in the league in giving up assists with 253 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Kings went home defeated by a final of 107-100 against the Magic. The Kings were able to corral 30 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for this contest. They turned the ball over 21 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Magic committed 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a rate of 81.8%. With regard to three-point attempts, Sacramento converted 16 of 34 attempts (47.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Kings went 33 for 75 from the field which had them at 44.0%. The Kings permitted the Magic to make 40 of their 90 tries from the field which left them shooting 44.4% in this contest. They finished 27.0% from distance by going 10 of 37 and ended up shooting 17 of 18 from the charity stripe (94.4%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Sacramento allowed Orlando to grab 48 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Zach LaVine ended up being important for the Kings in this matchup. He converted 10 out of 16 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. LaVine racked up 31 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 assists for the matchup.

Sacramento has a win-loss record of 1-10 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Kings are hitting on 45.5% from the field, which ranks 18th in basketball. Sacramento has totaled 1,191 pts for the campaign (108.3 per game) and they pull down 40.1 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.6 times per contest (24th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 17.5 times per contest. The Kings are responsible for committing 23.0 fouls per game while shooting 76.7% from the free throw line.

The Kings defensively are ranked 27th in the league in points given up per game with 121.0. They are able to force 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 49.2% from the floor (29th in the league). The Sacramento defense gives up 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc (151 of 409) and their opponents are making 78.2% of their free throw attempts. They allow 27.0 dimes and 43.8 total boards per game, which is ranked 21st and 16th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento

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