Free NBA Picks Today: Sacramento Kings vs Oklahoma City Thunder 1/20/23

Free NBA Picks Today: Sacramento Kings vs Oklahoma City Thunder 1/20/23
Fri 20th January 2023

The Oklahoma City Thunder (22-23, 8-14 Away) will try to slow down the league’s top scoring team when they are on the road to face the Sacramento Kings (25-18, 14-9 Home) on Friday. Oklahoma City dominated the Indiana Pacers 126-106 at Paycom Center on Wednesday, their fourth win in a row.

Isaiah Joe was the key player with 23 points. The Thunder are ninth in the Western Conference. Sacramento won their fifth in a row on Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 116-111. De’Aaron Fox had 31 points and six assists, carrying the team. The Kings are third in the Western Conference.

The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Sacramento won three out of four games between the teams last season, including a 131-110 triumph in their last meeting at Paycom Center in February 2022, their third straight head-to-head victory.

Fox led the Kings with 29 points and 10 assists. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 37 points, 10 assists, and seven rebounds in defeat. The Thunder have been led this season by Gilgeous-Alexander, who is averaging 30.5 points per game, fifth-highest in the NBA. Meanwhile, Josh Giddey is contributing 8.0 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.

Fox has powered the Kings’ offense, averaging 24.0 points per game. Domantas Sabonis is recording 12.6 rebounds, most in the NBA, and 7.1 assists per game. The Kings are the top scoring offense in the NBA with 119.9 points per game.

The Thunder are 3-7 in their last 10 visits to Golden 1 Center. Oklahoma City is looking for a fourth consecutive road win this season. Sacramento is pursuing a fourth straight win at home this season. Oklahoma City is 7-3 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +9.3 (121.4-112.1).

Sacramento has also gone 7-3 over the last 10, scoring 126.0 points per game on average while allowing 118.4 (+7.6 margin). The Kings are averaging 119.9 ppg for the full season while allowing 116.9.

THUNDER HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Josh Giddey: 39.0 | 29.8 | +9.2
Tre Mann: 6.6 | 12.4 | -5.8
Points per game:
Josh Giddey: 21.4 | 16.0 | +5.4
Tre Mann: 4.8 | 8.3 | -3.5
Assists per game:
Josh Giddey: 8.8 | 5.9 | +3.0

KINGS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Trey Lyles: 19.6 | 11.5 | +8.1
Points per game:
Harrison Barnes: 24.4 | 15.3 | +9.1
Malik Monk: 8.8 | 13.5 | -4.7
Rebounds per game:
De’Aaron Fox: 2.6 | 4.3 | -1.7
Assists per game:
Domantas Sabonis: 10.3 | 7.1 | +3.2

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

Sacramento Kings (-185)

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