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Today’s Free Picks
| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| NBA | (545) Sacramento Kings at (546) Golden State Warriors: Gary Payton II Points | 10:10pm EDT - Apr 7/2026 |
The PLAY: Gary Payton II Points Over 11.5 (102)
The Warriors are locked into the 10th seed play-in spot ahead of their game at home against Sacramento tonight. Sure, Steph Curry is back scoring 29 points in their 117-116 loss against Houston last time out so how much will he play tonight against the worst team in the West? We’re going to take a shot on Gary Payton II going over 11.5 points tonight averaging 13.7 points per game in March and going over this number in three of his last four games. What’s even more impressive is that he’s shooting 71% over his last five games while averaging 10 shot attempts per game during that time. The Kings defense has been absolutely dreadful this season sitting 29th in defensive rating across their last 10 games and allowing the seventh most points per game to shooting guards this season. It’s worth noting that Gui Santos will miss this game for Golden State and although Santos and Payton II don’t play the same position, Santos has been averaging 16.3 points per game since the all-star break and those points will need to be made up if Golden State wants to win easily tonight. Payton averages just 15.3 minutes played per game this season but has been averaging 22.3 minutes per game since the all-star break and also averaging 19.1 points per 40 minutes played this season. With that, let’s take Payton II to be a force off the bench against a deflated opponent in the Kings going over 11.5 points.
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