Free NBA Picks Today: Sacramento Kings vs Detroit Pistons 11/20/22

The Detroit Pistons (3-14, 0-9 Away) will try to slow down the NBA’s top scoring team when they head to face the Sacramento Kings (8-6, 5-3 Home) on Sunday. Detroit was defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers 128-121 at Crypto.com Arena on Friday, their sixth straight loss.

Alec Burks led the way in the loss with 23 points. The Pistons are the 15th seed in the Eastern Conference. Sacramento won their fifth in a row in dominant fashion on Thursday at Golden 1 Center, beating the San Antonio Spurs 130-112.

De’Aaron Fox had 28 points and eight assists, carrying the team. The Kings are the eighth seed in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Detroit and Sacramento split their matchups last season, taking one apiece.

The Pistons triumphed in the last meeting 133-131 at Golden 1 Center on January 19. Saddiq Bey led the Pistons with 30 points and seven rebounds. Terence Davis had 35 points and six rebounds in defeat. The Pistons have been led this season by Bojan Bogdanovic and Cade Cunningham, who are averaging 20.5 and 19.9 points per game, respectively.

Both are among the league’s top scorers, as Bogdanovic is No. 1 and Cunningham is first. Cunningham also has dished 6.0 assists per game, most in the league. Meanwhile, Isaiah Stewart is grabbing 9.3 rebounds per game.Fox has supplied much of the Kings’ offense, averaging 24.8 points per game.

He is the top scorer in the league. Fox also has tallied 6.4 assists per game, most in the league. Domantas Sabonis has pulled down 10.8 rebounds per game. With 120.3 points per game, the Kings are the highest-scoring offense in the league.

The Pistons are 3-3 in six trips to Golden 1 Center. Detroit is looking to win away from home for the first time this season in nine games. Sacramento is pursuing a sixth consecutive win at home this season.

In the last 10 games, Detroit is 1-9 with an average margin of -9.2 (105.4-114.6). Sacramento has gone 8-2 over the last 10, scoring 123.2 points per game on average while holding opponents to 115.2 (+8.0 margin).

PISTONS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Killian Hayes: 20.2 | 12.2 | +8.0
Points per game:
Saddiq Bey: 9.0 | 14.7 | -5.7
Rebounds per game:
Isaiah Stewart: 7.0 | 9.3 | -2.3
Assists per game:
Killian Hayes: 5.2 | 3.6 | +1.6

KINGS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Terence Davis: 20.3 | 12.8 | +7.5
Assists per game:
De’Aaron Fox: 9.0 | 6.4 | +2.6