Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 4/7/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Golden State Warriors (36-42) will compete against the Sacramento Kings (21-58) at Chase Center on Tuesday.

The Kings played the Clippers and went home with a loss by a final score of 138-109 in their last game. Sacramento ended with a 52.9% FG percentage (45 of 85) and converted 9 out of their 32 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Kings made 10 of 20 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Regarding pulling down boards, they earned a total of 42 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 25 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In regard to the defense, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 53.3% from the field on 49 of 92 shooting. Los Angeles recorded 30 assists and had 15 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Los Angeles grabbed 37 boards (10 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 8 blocks. Los Angeles finished 95.2% at the charity stripe by making 20 of their 21 shots. They made 20 of 41 tries from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 19 while the Clippers totaled 20 personal fouls.

Devin Carter is one player who played a role in this contest. Carter finished the game shooting 57.1% from the field and also totaled 5 assists. He played 36 mins and pulled down 5 rebounds. He walked away with 21 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Sacramento comes into this matchup with a mark of 21-58 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 110.9 points per contest (28th in the league) while hitting 46.7% from the floor. The Kings are shooting 33.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (808 of 2,380) and 77.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Sacramento is pulling down 42.1 boards per contest and has 2,024 dimes on the season, which ranks 17th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.3 times per game and as a team are committing 19.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Kings are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They give up 37.9% on 3-pointers while they are 27th in the league in points per game allowed (121.2). The Kings defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 49.5% (3,482 of 7,030) and they concede 44.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 26th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,212 conceded so far this year.

When they last played, the Warriors took a defeat with a final score of 117-116 when they faced the Rockets. The Warriors were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Rockets earned 16 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 90.0%. When talking about three-point attempts, Golden State converted 14 of 40 attempts (35.0%). When the game finished, the Warriors finished 42 for 84 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Warriors permitted the Rockets to convert 44 of 80 tries from the floor which had them at 55.0% for the contest. They went 44.8% from 3-point land by shooting 13 out of 29 and finished the game at 16 out of 19 from the free throw line (84.2%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Golden State permitted Houston to collect 38 in total (8 offensive).

Stephen Curry ended up being a major contributor for the Warriors in this matchup. He converted 11 of 21 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 52.4%, and totaled 2 rebounds. Curry totaled 29 points in his 26 mins on the court and added 4 dimes in this contest.

Golden State has a record of 36-42 for the season. As an offense, the Warriors are hitting on 46.1% from the floor, which is ranked 25th in the NBA. Golden State has scored 8,957 points on the campaign (114.8 per contest) and they snag 42.5 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.0 times per game (4th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.7 times per game. The Warriors commit 19.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 80.3% from the free throw line.

The Golden State defense gives up 35.8% on 3-point attempts (1,002 of 2,799) and their opponents are knocking down 80.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 27.0 assists and 44.4 total rebounds per game, which is 17th and 18th in the league. The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 13th in the NBA in PPG given up with 115.1. They are forcing their opponents into 15.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.9% from the floor (23rd in the league).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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