Kings vs. Pacers Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – December 22
Published 7:16 am Sunday, December 22, 2024
The Indiana Pacers (13-15) are slight underdogs (by 1.5 points) to extend a three-game road winning streak when they visit the Sacramento Kings (13-16) on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET.
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Kings vs. Pacers Game Info & Odds
- Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024
- Time: 6:00 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: NBCS-CA and FDSIN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Location: Sacramento, California
- Venue: Golden 1 Center
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Kings vs. Pacers Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Kings 118 – Pacers 112
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Spread & Total Prediction for Kings vs. Pacers
- Pick ATS: Kings (- 1.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Kings (-6.0)
- Pick OU:
Under (235.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 230.2
- The Kings have been less successful against the spread than the Pacers this season, recording an ATS record of 11-18-0, compared to the 11-17-0 mark of the Pacers.
- Sacramento covers the spread when it is a 1.5-point favorite or more 39.1% of the time. That’s less often than Indiana covers as an underdog of 1.5 or more (54.5%).
- When it comes to topping the total in 2024-25, Sacramento does it less often (48.3% of the time) than Indiana (64.3%).
- As a moneyline favorite this year, the Kings are 11-11, while the Pacers are 5-6 as moneyline underdogs.
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Kings Performance Insights
- With 115.5 points per game on offense, the Kings rank ninth in the NBA. At the other end, they give up 113.3 points per contest, which ranks 17th in the league.
- Sacramento is pulling down 43.4 rebounds per game (18th-ranked in league). It is allowing 42.9 rebounds per contest (seventh-ranked).
- The Kings are delivering 25.9 assists per game, which ranks them 12th in the NBA in 2024-25.
- With 13.1 turnovers per game, Sacramento is seventh in the NBA. It forces 14.5 turnovers per contest, which ranks 10th in the league.
- This year, the Kings are making 11.9 threes per game (22nd-ranked in NBA) and are shooting 34.3% (23rd-ranked) from downtown.
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Pacers Performance Insights
- Offensively the Pacers are the 11th-ranked squad in the league (114.6 points per game). Defensively they are fifth-worst (117.0 points allowed per game).
- Indiana is the second-worst squad in the NBA in rebounds per game (40.1) and 16th in rebounds conceded (43.8).
- The Pacers are 10th in the NBA in assists (27.7 per game) in 2024-25.
- At 14.0 turnovers committed per game and 14.6 turnovers forced, Indiana is 15th and ninth in the league, respectively.
- The Pacers make 12.7 3-pointers per game and shoot 37.6% from beyond the arc, ranking 19th and eighth, respectively, in the league.
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