Portland Trail Blazers vs Sacramento Kings 10/9/2022 Picks

Portland Trail Blazers vs Sacramento Kings 10/9/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Portland Trail Blazers (1-2, 1-1 Home) will invade Golden One Center to face off with the Sacramento Kings (1-0, 0-0 Home) in NBA Pre-season match-up on Sunday.

The Trail Blazers improved their standing to 1-2 after losing their first two pre-season schedules to LA Clippers at 97-102 on October 3 and Utah Jazz at 101-118 on October 4 but Portland bounced with a 53-point triumph over Maccabi on October 5.

SG Shaedon Sharpe led the way for the Trail Blazers in their first pre-season win with a game-high 27 points and 3 steals while SG Keon Johnson chipped in 18 points and 11 assists in the victory. Eight more Portland players contributed double-figure scoring in the win.

Most of the Blazers’ key players like PG Damian Lillard, SF Josh Hart, Center Jusuf Nurkic, PG Gary Payton II, and PG Anfernee Simmons were not seen in action in Portland’s 138-85 victory over Maccabi.

However, the Trail Blazers will utilize all their regular key players in facing the Kings on Sunday with their prized rookie shooting guard Shaedon Sharpe who powered the offense of Portland with 27 points against Maccabi.

The Trail Blazers finished 13th in NBA Western Conference last season.
Portland has a win percentage of .329 and 37 games behind first place.
The Portland Trail Blazers are 17-24 at home and 10-31 on the road last season.

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Portland Trail Blazers vs Sacramento Kings Predictions 10/9/2022

The Sacramento Kings will be facing conference rival Portland Trail Blazers in their second NBA Pre-Season schedule at their home court on Sunday.

The Kings beat the Los Angeles Lakers at 105-75 in their opening match of the pre-season on October 3. Rookie PF Keegan Murray powered the offense of Sacramento in the win with 16 points while PF Domantas Sabonis grabbed five rebounds and added four points in just 15 minutes of hardwood court action.

Starting point guard De’Aaron Fox played for only 16 minutes and pitched in 10 points for the Kings in the win.

The Sacramento Kings also acquired additional backcourt firepower in SF Kevin Huerter from the Atlanta Hawks in addition to drafting PF Keegan Murray.

The Kings also added SF Justin Holiday and PF Domantas Sabonis to their arsenal during the mid-season period to play along with PG De’Aaron Fox as scoring talents for Sacramento.

The Sacramento ball club expects to improve its record this season with the acquisition of Sabonis, Holiday, and Fox through their experience as teammates with the reinforcement of young legs in rookie Keegan Murray.

The Kings finished in 12th place in the Western Conference last season.
Sacramento racked up a .366 win percentage and 34 contests behind first place.
The Sacramento Kings recorded a 16-25 home record and acquired a 14-27 record on the road.

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Sacramento Kings. The NBA Pick for this contest is Sacramento TBA. These NBA franchises are expected to battle their way for playoff slots this season after loading their arsenals with firepower through the draft and trades acquisition.

The Kings gained momentum after beating a stronger team in LA Lakers in their first pre-season match-up and will earn the second victory at their home court over the Trail Blazers on Sunday.

The prediction, Sacramento Kings will win at 121-114.

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