Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/27/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (27-18) will try to defeat the Sacramento Kings (12-34) at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

The Kings played the Cavaliers and went home with a loss by a final score of 123-118 in their last contest. Sacramento ended having earned a 47.2% field goal percentage (42 out of 89) and buried 13 out of their 33 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Kings knocked down 21 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 95.5%. With respect to pulling down boards, they collected 43 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 26 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning defense, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 45.8% from the floor on 44 of 96 shooting. Cleveland totaled 23 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. On top of that, Cleveland pulled down 48 rebounds (16 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Cleveland ended up shooting 81.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of their 27 attempts. They also converted 13 of 36 attempts from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Kings walked away with 25 while the Cavaliers racked up 17 personal fouls.

Domantas Sabonis is a player who played a role in this contest. Sabonis ended up going 64.3% from the floor and recorded 6 dimes. He played 31 minutes and also totaled 16 rebounds. He accumulated 24 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

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Sacramento heads into this game with a mark of 12-34 on the season. They turn it over 14.4 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Sacramento is pulling in 41.0 rebounds per contest and has 1,162 assists so far this year, which ranks 18th in the league in terms of passing. The Kings are connecting on 35.2% on three-point attempts (488 of 1,388) and 76.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 110.9 points per contest (28th in the NBA) while hitting 46.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Kings are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They rank 24th in the league in giving up assists with 1,259 relinquished this year. The Kings defense is allowing a FG percentage of 49.0% (2,032 of 4,149) and they surrender 45.7 boards per game as a team. They concede 35.0% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 28th in the league in points per game allowed (120.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks took home the win by a final score of 112-109 when they faced the 76ers. The Knicks were able to collect 34 defensive boards and 19 offensive boards totaling 53 in this game. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. The 76ers were called for 21 personal fouls in this game which got the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They were able to bury 15 of them for a rate of 55.6%. When discussing shots from downtown, New York converted 15 out of 44 tries (34.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Knicks finished shooting 41 out of 93 from the field which had them shooting 44.1%. The Knicks permitted the 76ers to knock down 39 of their 77 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 50.6% for this game. They shot 31.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 out of 29 and finished the contest at 22 out of 29 from the free throw line (75.9%). When talking about attacking the glass, New York permitted Philadelphia to pull down 37 in all (6 offensive).

Jalen Brunson pitched in for the Knicks in the matchup. Brunson scored 31 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 6 assists for this contest. He made 11 of 24 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 45.8%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

New York has a mark of 27-18 this year. As an offensive team, the Knicks are hitting on 46.9% from the floor, which ranks 16th in the NBA. New York has scored 5,301 pts this season (117.8 per game) and they pull in 46.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.6 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest. The Knicks commit 20.6 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.8% from the charity stripe.

The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the league in points given up per game with 113.7. They have forced 14.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (13th in the NBA). The New York defense allows 37.2% on shots from distance (650 of 1,748) and opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 25.0 dimes and 41.5 total boards per game, ranking them 6th and 5th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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