The league’s top team will be on the road when the Golden State Warriors (6-0) head to Sleep Train Arena to face the Sacramento Kings (1-5). Action begins at 10:00 pm ET on Saturday, Nov. 7 and can be seen on GS2 and CSA.
The Kings are hoping for a better outcome after their 116-110 loss to the Rockets on Friday. Omri Casspi was the team’s leading scorer with 22 points. The Warriors, meanwhile, are coming off a 119-104 win against the Nuggets on Friday. Stephen Curry claimed his first double-double of the season with 34 points and 10 assists.
The Warriors are favored by 11 points over Sacramento and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 215 points. The Kings have gone 1-4 Straight Up (SU) and 2-3 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 1-4 SU and 2-3 ATS against the Western Conference. The Kings have no trouble scoring as they rank fifth in the league in home offense with 108.8 points per game. Sacramento is one of the league’s top scoring teams off turnovers with an average of 24.3 points per game.
As for their opponent, the Warriors have a record of 4-1 ATS and 5-0 SU. Against the Western Conference, Golden State is 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS. Offensively, they average 117.8 points per game, which is first in the league. The Warriors rely heavily on three-pointers on offense, leading the league with 73 made (12.0 per game). The Warriors have controlled the glass with an average of 50.2 rebounds per game, second in the league. The Warriors are the better of the two teams when it comes to assist-to-turnover ratio, leading the NBA at 2.15. Shifting to the other side of the court, blocking shots is an area where Golden State has excelled. The Warriors average 6.5 blocks per game, making them one of the best in the league. Golden State is the fourth-best team in the league at scoring points off turnovers with 20.2 per game.
The divisional foes will be squaring off for the first time this season. In their previous head-to-head meeting, Golden State came out on top, bumping its SU record over the last 10 meetings to 9-1. The Warriors also lead the matchup ATS with a record of 6-3-1.
Predictions: SU Winner – GS, ATS Winner – GS, O/U – Over
Notes
Sacramento is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Sacramento’s last 7 games.
Sacramento is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento’s last 7 games at home.
Sacramento is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Sacramento’s last 10 games when playing Golden State.
Sacramento is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Golden State.
Sacramento is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Golden State.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento’s last 7 games when playing at home against Golden State.
Golden State has not lost a game against any of its Pacific Division opponents, sitting at a 1-0 SU record. Sacramento, on the other hand, has a losing 1-3 SU record against these teams.
Golden State ranks first in points allowed per road game (106.0 PPG), while Sacramento ranks fifth in points per home game with 108.8.
Golden State has a perfect 3-0 record when opponents put up fewer than 100 points. Conversely, Sacramento has not won a game this season when failing to hit triple digits (0-2).
The Golden State Warriors sit undefeated (3-0) in games in which their opponent scores 100 or more points. Conversely, the Sacramento Kings have a losing 1-3 record when they put up at least 100 points.
The Warriors have the league’s top offensive rating (113.5). The Kings have a defensive rating of 108.6 (ranked 28th).
The Sacramento Kings have one of the best field goal percentages this season, ranking ninth in the league with a FG% of 44.8%. The Golden State Warriors are undefeated with a 2-0 record in games where opponents have a similar or higher FG%.
The Sacramento Kings average 22.0 three point attempts per game, and the Golden State Warriors attempt 29.0 per game. When going for at least 25 three pointers in a game this season, Sacramento is winless (0-1), but Golden State is undefeated (6-0).
Among all teams, Golden State has the best assist to turnover ratio this season of 2.15. Sacramento ranks slightly lower at 10th with an A/TO of 1.57.
The Golden State Warriors are one of the best rebounding teams in the league, earning 50.2 rebounds per game (ranked second). The Sacramento Kings rank 16th, rebounding 44.2 times each contest.
The Golden State Warriors rank 11th in offensive rebounding, while the Sacramento Kings rank 25th in defensive rebounding.
Though Sacramento is one of the best in the league in forcing turnovers with opponents averaging a TOV% of 16.9% (ranked fourth), Golden State is undefeated (2-0) when its TOV% is 16.9% or greater.
