Sacramento Kings vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 4/12/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Sacramento Kings (22-59) are traveling to Moda Center on Sunday where they will take on the Portland Trail Blazers (41-40).

The Kings faced the Warriors and earned the victory with a final of 124-118 in their last game. Sacramento ended the contest having earned a 46.1% FG percentage (41 of 89) and buried 17 of their 44 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Kings buried 25 of their 34 tries for a percentage of 73.5%. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 49 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 25 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning defense, Sacramento allowed 48.1% from the floor on 39 out of 81 shooting. Golden State distributed 30 dimes and had 12 steals for the contest. On top of that, Golden State collected 36 rebounds (6 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Golden State finished the game at 92.9% from the charity stripe by making 26 of 28 attempts. They also buried 14 of their 36 attempts from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Kings walked away with 21 and the Warriors accounted for 22 personal fouls.

Devin Carter is one guy who was a contributor in the game. He walked away with 29 points on 11 of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins and also grabbed 9 rebounds. Carter finished 61.1% from the field and dished out 4 dimes.

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Sacramento will take the court with a mark of 22-59 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.7 personal fouls per game. As a team, Sacramento is pulling in 42.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 2,071 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 20th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are hitting 34.1% on 3-pointers (836 of 2,455) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 111.0 pts per contest (28th in basketball) while connecting on 46.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Kings have forced 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They concede 38.0% on shots from downtown while they are 27th in basketball in PPG allowed (121.0). The Kings defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.5% (3,558 of 7,193) and they surrender 43.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 24th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,269 conceded this year.

In their last game, the Trail Blazers got the victory with a final of 116-97 when they faced the Clippers. The Trail Blazers pulled down 32 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 46 for this contest. They coughed it up 15 times, while getting 12 steals for the contest. The Clippers committed 27 personal fouls for the game which took the Trail Blazers to the free throw line for a total of 35 tries. They were able to knock down 30 of the free throw tries for a rate of 85.7%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Portland converted 12 of their 39 attempts (30.8%). In all, the Trail Blazers finished 37 out of 83 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.6%. The Trail Blazers allowed the Clippers to knock down 36 of their 83 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.4% for this contest. They shot 32.5% from distance by hitting 13 of 40 and ended up going 12 out of 12 from the charity stripe (100.0%). When it comes to rebounds, Portland permitted Los Angeles to collect 35 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Deni Avdija was important for the Trail Blazers in this contest. Avdija totaled 35 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 5 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 11 of 19 in this contest giving him a rate of 57.9%, and added 4 rebounds.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 41-40 this season. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 45.3% from the floor, which ranks them 29th in basketball. Portland has scored 9,347 points so far this year (115.4 per game) and they collect 46.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.1 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they turn it over 17.3 times per game. The Trail Blazers have committed 19.9 fouls per contest and they hit 76.5% from the charity stripe.

The Portland defense surrenders 35.8% on 3-point attempts (1,020 of 2,848) and opponents are connecting on 79.1% of their free throw shots. They have given up 26.4 dimes and 42.9 total boards per game, which ranks 14th and 10th in the NBA. The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 18th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 115.8. They are able to force 15.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the field (15th in the league).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento

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