San Antonio @ Sacramento picks

Keon Ellis has sunk 60.4% of his field goals over the last 10 games at home, 11.3% more than he's sunk overall this season when playing at home. Keon Ellis has tallied 27.5 minutes per game over the last 10 games, 4.7 higher than he's tallied overall this year. The Sacramento Kings have been the 5th-highest scoring offense in the league over the last 25 games. This year when they are playing at home, opposing starting PGs have shot 48.4% on 3-pointers (best in the NBA) against the San Antonio Spurs, branding this as a good matchup. The San Antonio Spurs have played at the 3rd-most up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 10 games on the road, which should raise opportunities for the Sacramento Kings.

In regard to 3-pointers, the Kings's feeble 12.5 converted threes per game measures as the 7th-fewest in the league this year. This year when they are playing at home, opposing starting SFs have tallied 8.6 points per game (fewest in the NBA) against the Spurs, branding this as a hard matchup for offensive production. The 5th-most sluggish pace-of-play team in the league over the last 5 games has been the Kings. The number of fouls drawn by fellow starting SFs against Devin Vassell has been very low this year (2.0 foul shots per game: 10th percentile).

Bismack Biyombo has successfully made a terrific 64.1% of his shot attempts from the field this year, quite a bit more than his 56.3 mark last year. The San Antonio Spurs rank as the 9th-highest scoring offense in the league over the last 5 games. The matchup with Jonas Valanciunas rates in only the 97th percentile for difficulty with opposing starting Cs putting up a massive 16.5 points per game this year. The 3rd-speediest pace away offense in the league over the last 10 games has been the Spurs.

Jake LaRavia has tallied a whopping 2.5 assists per game this year, significantly higher than his 1.7 assists per game last year. The San Antonio Spurs have played at the 3rd-most up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 10 games on the road, which should raise opportunities for the Sacramento Kings. Jake LaRavia ought to see a rise in productivity in all stat categories due to enjoying the home court advantage in this contest.

Among all players in the league, Jake LaRavia ranks in the 90th percentile for 3-point efficiency with an outstanding 40.4% rate this year. The Sacramento Kings have been the 5th-highest scoring offense in the league over the last 25 games. The San Antonio Spurs have played at the 3rd-most up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 10 games on the road, which should raise opportunities for the Sacramento Kings. Jake LaRavia ought to see a rise in productivity in all stat categories due to enjoying the home court advantage in this contest.

Chris Paul has sunk 60.0% of his 3-point shots over the last 5 games, 22.2% more than he's converted overall this season. Chris Paul has tallied 28.5 minutes per game without the home court advantage this year, ranking in the 75th percentile -- some of the highest playing time of any player in the league. The San Antonio Spurs rank as the 9th-highest scoring offense in the league over the last 5 games. The 3rd-speediest pace away offense in the league over the last 10 games has been the Spurs. Chris Paul has successfully made a whopping 89.9% of his foul shot attempts this year, significantly higher than his 75.1 rate last year.