The Sacramento Kings will travel to The Palace of Auburn Hills to face the Detroit Pistons. The game starts at 7:30 pm ET on Friday, Mar. 18 and can be seen on FxD and CSA.
The Pistons fell to the Hawks 118-114 on Wednesday. Tobias Harris played well in the loss for Detroit, recording 19 points and 11 rebounds to earn his 11th double-double of the season. The Kings, meanwhile, are coming off a 123-108 loss against the Pelicans on Wednesday. Darren Collison led the team in scoring with 23 points.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Kings won the first game 101-92. Rudy Gay was a standout player in the game, producing 25 points, six rebounds, three assists, one steal, and one three-pointer.
The Pistons are hoping to improve on their records of 34-34 Straight Up (SU) and 34-32-2 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 3-7 ATS over their last 10 games. Detroit’s three-point defense can be considered one of the best in the league, allowing just 7.0 three-pointers per game.
On the other side, the Kings head into the game with records of 28-38-1 ATS and 26-41 SU. Against the Eastern Conference, Sacramento is 26-41 SU and 28-38-1 ATS.
With the Kings’ last win against Detroit, Sacramento moved closer to evening up its record against Detroit. It now stands at 2-8 SU over the last 10 meetings. Additionally, with a 7-3 record, the Pistons have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Det
Notes
Sacramento’s offense and Detroit’s defense are well matched, ranking zeroth in points per game and points allowed per game respectively. Sacramento scores an average of 0.0 points per game, while Detroit gives up 0.0 points per game.
Sacramento and Detroit are well matched, ranking zeroth in points per away game and points allowed at home respectively. Sacramento puts up an average of 0.0 points on the road, while Detroit allows 0.0 points at home on average.
When allowing fewer than 100 points, the Kings are 10-3 on the season. When the Pistons score fewer than 100, they are an abysmal 7-23.
The Sacramento Kings have a poor 16-38 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Detroit Pistons are 27-11 when they hit the century mark.
The Kings have an offensive rating of 103.7 (ranked 15th), while the Pistons rank 14th for their defensive rating of 103.8.
The Sacramento Kings have one of the best field goal percentages this season, ranking sixth in the league with a FG% of 46.3%. When their opponents record a similar or higher FG%, the Detroit Pistons have a losing 12-23 record.
On average, the Detroit Pistons attempt 26.0 three point field goals per game and the Sacramento Kings attempt 22.0 per game. In games where they attempt at least 25 threes, Detroit is 20-23, while Sacramento has a poor record of 7-14.
Detroit has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.45 this season (ranked 24th). Sacramento ranks higher with an A/TO of 1.57 (ranked 18th).
Detroit ranks near the top of the NBA for rebounds at fourth (46.1 per game), while Sacramento ranks ninth with 44.5 per game.
The Sacramento Kings rank 14th in offensive rebounding, while the Detroit Pistons rank 13th in defensive rebounding.
Sacramento is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TOV% of 15.1% (ranked eighth). Detroit has a poor record of 8-14 SU this season when its TOV% reaches 15.1% or greater.
