Kings vs 76ers prediction NBA · Thursday, January 29
At a glance
The Philadelphia 76ers (25-21) host the Sacramento Kings (12-36) on Thursday, January 29 at 7:00 PM ET at Xfinity Mobile Arena in NBA action. Final score: Kings 111 – 76ers 113. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the 76ers a 75% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the 76ers are 13-13 at home and the Kings are 3-20 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the 76ers and 4-6 for the Kings (current streaks: 76ers W1, Kings L6).
The analysis Model
On paper, the 76ers dominate this matchup. The model projects 76ers 120 – 111 Kings, a margin of about 8.6 points in favor of the 76ers and a total around 231 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-0.6 vs -6.9 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Kings need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The 76ers' offense (115.2 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The 76ers' defense allows clearly fewer points (115.9 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
SACPHI
Top performers
Kings
Dennis SchroderG · #1727pts / game
DeMar DeRozanG · #108assists
Precious AchiuwaF · #913rebounds76ers
Tyrese MaxeyG · #040pts / gameTyrese MaxeyG · #08assists
Joel EmbiidC · #215reboundsRecent form
SACPHI
SAC
Team comparison
| SAC | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 12-36 | Record | 25-21 |
| 111.5 | Points scored / game | 115.2 |
| 119.7 | Points allowed / game | 115.9 |
| -6.9 | Adjusted margin / game | -0.6 |
| L6 | Current streak | W1 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 3-20 road | Home / road record | 13-13 home |
| 40-42 (+0.5) | Last season | 24-58 (-6.2) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Kings
Injury report 76ers
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.