Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/30/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Boston Celtics

Date: Friday, January 30, 2026

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics (29-18) will compete against the Sacramento Kings (12-36) at TD Garden on Friday.

The Kings played the Knicks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 103-87 in their last contest. Sacramento finished the game having earned a 40.2% field goal percentage (35 out of 87) and made 5 of 30 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Kings converted 12 of their 14 tries for a rate of 85.7%. When it comes to rebounding, they earned a total of 44 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 18 assists for the contest while creating 21 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In regard to defense, Sacramento allowed 47.4% from the floor on 37 out of 78 shooting. New York doled out 24 assists and had 11 steals for this contest. Additionally, New York had 44 rebounds (12 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. New York went 88.9% at the charity stripe by making 16 of their 18 tries. They also converted 13 of their 32 shots from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Kings walked away with 16 and the Knicks totaled 16 fouls.

DeMar DeRozan is someone who played a role for this game. He notched 34 points on 13 out of 26 shooting. He saw the court for 39 minutes and grabbed 5 boards. DeRozan ended up going 50.0% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Sacramento comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 12-36 on the season. They currently have an average of 110.5 points per game (28th in basketball) while hitting 46.7% from the floor. The Kings are connecting on 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (504 of 1,443) and 76.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Sacramento is pulling in 40.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,212 assists on the season, which ranks 17th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 14.5 times per game and as a group they commit 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Kings are forcing 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 fouls. They concede 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 27th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (120.8). The Kings defense is allowing a FG percentage of 49.1% (2,119 of 4,318) and they concede 45.6 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 26th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,314 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the Celtics took a loss by a score of 117-106 against the Hawks. The Celtics were able to collect 36 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. The Hawks were called for 19 personal fouls in this contest which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 81.3%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Boston made 9 of 34 tries (26.5%). Overall, the Celtics shot 42 out of 89 from the field which had them sitting at 47.2%. The Celtics permitted the Hawks to make 45 of 93 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4% for this contest. They went 42.9% from three-point range by hitting 18 of 42 and ended up going 9 of 13 from the charity stripe (69.2%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Boston permitted Atlanta to pull down 38 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Jaylen Brown was important for the Celtics for the matchup. Brown tallied 21 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and had 3 assists for the matchup. He converted 9 out of 20 for the game for a rate of 45.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Boston has a record of 29-18 on the campaign. The Celtics have committed 20.2 personal fouls every game and they go 79.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.9 times per game (29th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest. Boston has scored 5,470 pts so far this year (116.4 per game) and they pull in 44.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Celtics are connecting on 47.0% from the field, which is 15th in the league.

The Boston defense surrenders 36.4% on 3-pointers (675 of 1,854) and their opponents are connecting on 79.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 25.7 dimes and 42.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 9th and 7th in the league. The Celtics are ranked 3rd in the league in PPG given up with 110.1. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the floor (3rd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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