Free NBA Picks Today: Utah Jazz vs Sacramento Kings 3/20/23

Free NBA Picks Today: Utah Jazz vs Sacramento Kings 3/20/23
Mon 20th March 2023

The Sacramento Kings (43-27, 22-13 Away), the league’s top scoring team, are on the road to face the Utah Jazz (34-36, 21-13 Home) on Monday. Sacramento topped the Washington Wizards 132-118 at Capital One Arena on Saturday, their third win in a row.

Domantas Sabonis had a standout performance with 30 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds. The Kings are the second seed in the Western Conference. Utah won a close one on Saturday at Vivint Arena, beating the Boston Celtics 118-117. Lauri Markkanen had 28 points and 10 rebounds, carrying the team.

The Jazz are the 12th seed in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the last time this season. After winning both of the prior season games against Utah, the last of which was a 117-115 victory at Vivint Arena on January 3, Sacramento will be looking for a season sweep.

De’Aaron Fox led the Kings with 37 points and six assists. Markkanen had 28 points and eight rebounds in the loss. Fox is averaging 25.3 points per game to lead the Kings in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Sabonis is contributing 12.5 rebounds, most in the NBA, and 7.2 assists per game.

Markkanen (25.4 ppg) has supplied much of the Jazz’s offense. Markkanen also has pulled down 8.6 rebounds per game. Jordan Clarkson has doled out 4.4 assists per game. The Kings are the highest-scoring offense in the NBA with 121.1 points per game.

The Kings are 3-7 in their last 10 games at Vivint Arena. Sacramento has won seven straight away from Golden 1 Center this season. In the last 10 games, Sacramento is 8-2 with an average margin of +4.5 (123.2-118.7). Utah has split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 117.3 points per game on average while scoring only 115.3 (-2.0 margin).

KINGS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Trey Lyles: 17.7 | 12.9 | +4.8
Assists per game:
De’Aaron Fox: 4.4 | 6.2 | -1.8

JAZZ HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Talen Horton-Tucker: 34.4 | 15.5 | +18.9
Points per game:
Talen Horton-Tucker: 21.8 | 9.2 | +12.6
Rebounds per game:
Walker Kessler: 12.3 | 8.4 | +3.9
Assists per game:
Kelly Olynyk: 4.6 | 3.4 | +1.2

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

Sacramento Kings -6.5 (-110)

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