FREE MARCH MADNESS PICKS!
ATS Sports Betting Advisory Services has been consistently crushing basketball for clients and want you to join them during round 1 and 2 of March Madness – absolutely free!
CLICK HERE to learn more and get started for free!
This Saturday, the (42-27) Sacramento Kings will travel to Washington, DC to take on the (32-37) Washington Wizards. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the Capital One Arena. This will be the second meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Wizards won the last battle, 125-111.
The Sacramento Kings will be coming into this one after defeating the Brooklyn Nets, 101-96. They looked solid on the defensive end of the court, as they will need to carry that momentum over into this one if they want to challenge the Wizards on the road.
The Washington Wizards are entering this game after taking down the Detroit Pistons, 117-97. They were incredible on both ends of the court, as they will have to stay hot in this one if they want to get the job done at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Sacramento Kings are currently in second place in the Western Conference standings, as they are 4.5 games back from the first-place Denver Nuggets. They are also (8-2) in their last 10, as they have been playing great basketball. On offense, they are scoring 120.9 points per game and they have shot 49.7% from the field. This is the most points scored per game and the second-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Kings have the highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. De'Aaron Fox continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 25.5 points per game on 51.4% shooting from the floor. Sacramento has also shown that it can efficiently score from anywhere on the floor. They are shooting 37.1% from deep, which is the ninth-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. They are also knocking down 79.7% of their shots at the charity stripe, which is the ninth-highest free-throw shooting percentage.
On the defensive end of the court, the Kings are holding their opponents to 118.2 points per game and they have shit 49.3% from the field. This is the 27th most point surrendered per game and the second-highest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Kings have the 26th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have struggled to consistently contest shots near the rim and behind the arc, as their opponents have shot 37.2% from deep. This is the 25th-highest three-point shooting percentage allowed, as they have to close out on open jump shooters if they want to stay competitive in these games. They are also averaging 42.3 rebounds per game, which is the 22nd most in the league.
Injury Report: Kevin Huerter SG (Leg) and Richaun Holmes PF (Illness) are questionable.
No House Advantage: Bet on player over/unders VS THE HOUSE to 21x your bet OR play in PICK 'EM contests against other people! Click here to get a 1st deposit match up to $100 1st w/ promocode WandW!