Sacramento Kings at Minnesota Timberwolves 1/28/23 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Sacramento Kings look to bounce back from a loss with a victory on the road Saturday when visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves. Sacramento is 27-20 and first in the Pacific division, two games ahead of the LA Clippers. The Kings were defeated by the Toronto Raptors 113-95 on Wednesday, but Sacramento has won seven of its last nine. 

De’Aaron Fox is the leading scorer for Sacramento with an average of 23.8 points per game. Domantas Sabonis is the second leading scorer, leading rebounder and leader in assists with averages of 18.4 points, 12.4 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game. Sacramento has six players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 119.7 points per game.

Minnesota will complete a back-to-back on Saturday when hosting the Sacramento Kings after playing at home on Friday night against the Memphis Grizzlies. Minnesota is 25-25 and second in the Northwest division 9 ½ games behind the first place Denver Nuggets. Minnesota defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 111-102 on Wednesday. Minnesota has won three of its last four.

Anthony Edwards is the leading scorer for Minnesota with an average of 24.5 points per game, while Rudy Gobert is the leading rebounder with an average of 11.6 rebounds per game and D'Angelo Russell is the leader in assists with an average of 6.2 assists per game. Minnesota has six active players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team the Timberwolves are scoring an average of 115.2 points per game.