Nets vs Kings prediction NBA · Sunday, March 22
At a glance
The Sacramento Kings (18-53) host the Brooklyn Nets (17-53) on Sunday, March 22 at 6:00 PM ET at Golden 1 Center in NBA action. Final score: Nets 122 – Kings 126. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Kings a 58% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Kings are 12-25 at home and the Nets are 8-27 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Kings and 2-8 for the Nets (current streaks: Kings L2, Nets L6).
The analysis Model
The Kings are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Kings 114 – 112 Nets, a margin of about 2.5 points in favor of the Kings and a total around 226 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Nets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Kings' offense (111.5 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Nets' defense allows clearly fewer points (114.9 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
BKNSAC
Top performers
Nets
Ben SarafG · #7722pts / gameBen SarafG · #775assists
Danny WolfF · #24reboundsKings
Malik MonkG · #032pts / game
DeMar DeRozanG · #108assists
Precious AchiuwaF · #915reboundsRecent form
BKNSAC
BKN
Team comparison
| BKN | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 17-53 | Record | 18-53 |
| 106.0 | Points scored / game | 111.5 |
| 114.9 | Points allowed / game | 120.2 |
| -7.5 | Adjusted margin / game | -7.3 |
| L6 | Current streak | L2 |
| 2-8 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 8-27 road | Home / road record | 12-25 home |
| 26-56 (-7.1) | Last season | 40-42 (+0.5) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Nets
Injury report Kings
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.