Sacramento Kings vs Indiana Pacers prediction 1-18-24 Picks

The Indiana Pacers and the Sacramento Kings duke it out at the Golden 1 Center on Thursday night. Here’s a Pacers vs Kings Prediction.

Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers have been in great form as they’ve won nine of their last 12 games overall and they will be hoping to avoid a third straight defeat after getting thrashed by the Jazz in a 132-105 road loss on Monday. Andrew Nembhard and Buddy Hield led the team in scoring with 14 points apiece, Jalen Smith and Myles Turner scored 12 points each while Bennedict Mathurin chipped in with 11 points. As a team, the Pacers shot just 40 percent from the field and nine of 31 from the 3-point line as they struggled to keep pace with the red-hot Jazz from the start and got outscored in every quarter to suffer one of their worst losses of the season.

Indiana Pacers Team Facts

• The Pacers have lost seven of their last eight games against Western Conference opponents.
• The Pacers have failed to cover the spread in each of their last five games following a road loss.
• Each of the Pacers’ last nine road games have gone UNDER the total points line.

Sacramento Kings

Meanwhile, the Sacramento Kings have been in a bit of a rut as they’ve lost four of their last six games overall and they will be hoping to arrest a three-game skid after falling painfully short to the Suns in a 119-117 road defeat on Tuesday. De’Aaron Fox led the team with 33 points and six assists on 12 of 24 shooting, Domantas Sabonis tallied a triple-double of 21 points with 12 rebounds and 11 assists while Keegan Murray chipped in with 18 points on seven of 12 shooting. As a team, the Kings shot 50 percent from the field and 18 of 40 from the 3-point line as they looked to be in full control when they poured in 68 points in the first half to build a 22-point lead, only to get run down and lose in the final second as the Suns’ Kevin Durant drained the game-winning free throws with just 1.1 seconds left on the clock.

Sacramento Kings Team Facts

• The Kings have won each of their last 12 games as home favorites following a loss.
• The Kings have covered the spread in each of their last eight games against Central Division opponents following a loss.
• Each of the Kings’ last eight games as home favorites against opponents who are on the first leg of a back-to-back have gone OVER the total points line.

Pacers vs Kings Prediction

The Pacers could be shorthanded here with Tyrese Haliburton, Aaron Nesmith, Obi Toppin and Bennedict Mathurin all listed as questionable, while the Kings are coming into this one without a single player on the injury report. This is definitely a game where you want to check the lineups before tipoff, but as it stands, I’m going with the Pacers with my fingers crosseed that Haliburton can make his return to the lineup. The Kings haven’t been playing well lately, certainly not well enough to be favored by so many points against this in-form Pacers team.