76ers vs Kings prediction NBA · Thursday, March 19
At a glance
The Sacramento Kings (18-52) host the Philadelphia 76ers (37-32) on Thursday, March 19 at 10:00 PM ET at Golden 1 Center in NBA action. Final score: 76ers 139 – Kings 118. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the 76ers a 61% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Kings are 12-24 at home and the 76ers are 17-16 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 5-5 for the Kings and 4-6 for the 76ers (current streaks: Kings L1, 76ers L1).
The analysis Model
The 76ers are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Kings 114 – 117 76ers, a margin of about 3.5 points in favor of the 76ers and a total around 231 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The overall strength gap (-7.2 vs -1.4 pts/game) is the main factor.
- The Kings need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The 76ers' defense allows clearly fewer points (116.1 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PHISAC
Top performers
76ers
VJ EdgecombeG · #7738pts / game
VJ EdgecombeG · #7711assists
Andre DrummondC · #011rebounds
Kings
Maxime RaynaudC · #4230pts / game
Russell WestbrookG · #188assists
Dylan CardwellC · #3213reboundsRecent form
PHI
SACTeam comparison
| PHI | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37-32 | Record | 18-52 |
| 114.4 | Points scored / game | 111.5 |
| 116.1 | Points allowed / game | 119.9 |
| -1.4 | Adjusted margin / game | -7.2 |
| L1 | Current streak | L1 |
| 4-6 | Last 10 games | 5-5 |
| 17-16 road | Home / road record | 12-24 home |
| 24-58 (-6.2) | Last season | 40-42 (+0.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report 76ers
Injury report Kings
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.
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