Sacramento Kings vs. Utah Jazz: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, start time, TV channel

3rd Quarter Report

Only one more quarter stands between the Kings and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. After three quarters their offense has really been able to impose its will, dominating the Jazz 106-76.

If the Kings keep playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 15-9 in no time. On the other hand, the Jazz will have to make due with a 9-17 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who's Playing

Utah Jazz @ Sacramento Kings

Current Records: Utah 9-16, Sacramento 14-9

How To Watch

When: Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10 p.m. ET
Where: Golden 1 Center -- Sacramento, California
TV: NBATV
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $38.00

What to Know

The Sacramento Kings will be home for the holidays to greet the Utah Jazz at 10:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Golden 1 Center. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

The matchup between the Kings and the Thunder on Thursday hardly resembled the 105-98 effort from their previous meeting. Sacramento managed a 128-123 win over Oklahoma City. The victory was just what the Kings needed coming off of a 119-99 defeat in their prior game.

De'Aaron Fox was the offensive standout of the game as he scored 41 points along with seven assists.

The Jazz have not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They came out on top against Portland by a score of 122-114 on Thursday. The Jazz pushed the score to 103-76 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trail Blazers cut but never quite recovered from.

The Jazz got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Simone Fontecchio out in front who scored 24 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Fontecchio has scored all season. Collin Sexton was another key contributor, scoring 27 points.

Sacramento is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Utah, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-16.

Saturday's game is shaping up to be a scrappy matchup: The Kings haven't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 13.2 turnovers per game. It's a different story for the Jazz, though, as they've been averaging 16.4 turnovers per game. Given the Kings' sizeable advantage in that area, the Jazz will need to find a way to close that gap.

As for their next game, the Kings are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by eight points. They might be worth a quick bet since they're sitting on a three game streak of covering the spread when expected to win.