Kings vs. Pacers Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – December 22
Published 6:18 am Sunday, December 22, 2024
The Indiana Pacers (13-15) will try to continue a three-game win streak when they hit the road to take on the Sacramento Kings (13-16) on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at Golden 1 Center as only 2.5-point underdogs. The matchup airs at 6:00 PM ET on NBCS-CA and FDSIN.
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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 (- 2.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Kings (-6.0)
- Pick OU:
Under (236.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 230.2
- The Kings have had less success against the spread than the Pacers this season, recording an ATS record of 11-18-0, as opposed to the 11-17-0 mark of the Pacers.
- Sacramento covers the spread when it is a 2.5-point favorite or more 38.9% of the time. That’s less often than Indiana covers as an underdog of 2.5 or more (60%).
- Sacramento’s games have gone over the total 48.3% of the time this season (14 out of 29), less often than Indiana’s games have (18 out of 28).
- The Kings have a .500 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (11-11) this season, better than the .455 winning percentage for the Pacers as a moneyline underdog (5-6).
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Kings Performance Insights
- Offensively, the Kings are posting 115.5 points per game (ninth-ranked in league). They are surrendering 113.3 points per contest at the other end (17th-ranked).
- Sacramento is averaging 43.4 boards per game (18th-ranked in NBA) this year, while allowing 42.9 rebounds per contest (seventh-ranked).
- The Kings are putting up 25.9 assists per game, which ranks them 12th in the NBA in 2024-25.
- Sacramento is averaging 13.1 turnovers per game (seventh-ranked in NBA) this year, while forcing 14.5 turnovers per contest (10th-ranked).
- The Kings are making 11.9 three-pointers per game (22nd-ranked in league). They own a 34.3% shooting percentage (23rd-ranked) from three-point land.
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Pacers Performance Insights
- In 2024-25, the Pacers are 11th in the NBA offensively (114.6 points scored per game) and fifth-worst on defense (117.0 points allowed).
- In 2024-25, Indiana is second-worst in the league in rebounds (40.1 per game) and 16th in rebounds allowed (43.8).
- This season the Pacers are ranked 10th in the NBA in assists at 27.7 per game.
- Indiana is 15th in the league in turnovers per game (14.0) and ninth in turnovers forced (14.6).
- At 12.7 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 37.6% from beyond the arc, the Pacers are 19th and eighth in the NBA, respectively, in those categories.
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