Detroit vs Sacramento Prediction: Waiting for Spectacular Basketball

Marvin Bagley started his career at Sacramento and showed great promise but was traded to Detroit. For the 2nd number of the 2018 draft, the meeting with the former team will be especially crucial. Will it bring victory to the Pistons?

Detroit

The Pistons are in the penultimate place in the Eastern Conference, and it is unlikely they will be able to go higher. The competitors' leading players are gradually returning to the game, and Detroit will have to finish the season without Cade Cunningham, who finally had surgery. In general, the changes continue, and the club’s main goal is to make a big splash on individual players and get assets. And if rumors about a possible exchange of Bojan Bogdanović are quite expected, then getting rid of Saddiq Bey in the current situation is a bit irresponsible.

Now Isaiah Livers is out, but Bay played only 18 minutes in the recent match against Charlotte, which is taking into account the fact that it came to overtime. Nevertheless, the wards of Dwane Casey won with a score of 141:134 and got a ball in more than 50% of shots. Killian Hayes, Alec Burks, and Kevin Knox showed old-fashioned three-point play, and Isaiah Stewart completed 8 of 10 attempts from the game. Jalen Duren often won the fight on the opponent’s glass and made 19 rebounds, adding 3 more block shots.

Sacramento

The Kings have lost three of their last five regular-season games, but they are still in the top 6 of the Western Conference. The team's failures are not the least because De'Aaron Fox gave up a little. The leader of Sacramento became less effective and also missed two games due to injury. Perhaps the injury affected the condition of Fox, who scored less than 20 points in 6 of the 7 previous fights. Kevin Huerter recently dropped out due to an injury and missed the game with Toronto. Now his participation is questionable.

Recently, Domantas Sabonis has been more and more pleased. He looked uncertain at the beginning of the season. In a duel with the Raptors, the Lithuanian made 10 of 13 shots from the game and helped the Kings win. however, The end of the game turned out to be chaotic: Malik Monk and De'Aaron Fox missed one free throw, and the opponent almost turned the game into overtime. The result is 124:123 for Sacramento. It is worth noting that Terence Davis replaced Kevin Huerter well, and Malik Monk threw a three-point shot. Davis and Monk each scored five threes.

Expert Betting Tips

In the last two matches, Detroit has played well in attack. Now, they are well prepared. With Jaden Ivey in the game, the Pistons can increase the pace and create opportunities for a throw, so the duel with Sacramento should be exciting. The Kings are a little stuck, but Fox is recovering and already looked better against Toronto. The squad of Kings may be okay. Moreover, the possible return of Huerter will only increase the chances of Californians winning. This season, Mike Brown's wards defeated the Pistons at home. It's time to repeat the success on the road.

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