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Darius Acuff Jr.

Guard · Sacramento Kings · #5

Last: @ New Orleans Pelicans · Tipped off 8:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

NBA / G
Points per game21.54 games
Rebounds per game2.84 games
Assists per game4.84 games
Threes per game1.84 games
Minutes per game35.34 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average21.5
4 games · 4 with data
12
33
22
19
LACOct 21
POROct 23
MEMOct 25
SAOct 27
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-27.

The Edge

Role and usage

Jr.'s profile stands out most on usage rate (99th percentile) and potential assists per game (84th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-29.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game35.3 min
96th percentile of 307 players
Usage rate31.9%
99th percentile of 307 players
True shooting42.4%
11th percentile of 307 players
Touches per game81.3
98th percentile of 297 players
Time of possession per game8.7 min
98th percentile of 297 players
Drives per game19.5
97th percentile of 297 players
Potential assists per game8.8
84th percentile of 297 players
Pull-up attempts per game11.0
99th percentile of 307 players
Clutch scoring0.0 pts
2.0 clutch minutes per game · 2 games
First basket rate—
4 starts recorded · rates shown after 5 starts
Percentiles are among 307 players with 2+ games and 10+ minutes per game; tracking metrics are ranked among the players tracked for them, a smaller group, and show no percentile until at least 50 players qualify. Clutch: Last five minutes of a game with the score within five points; per-game averages.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection

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Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Recorded line 22.5 · Points · as of Oct 27

22.5
12
33
22
19
NO
LACOct 21
POROct 23
MEMOct 25
SAOct 27
NOnext
Over 1 of 4 · 25%Under 3 of 42026-27 season vs current line 22.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
22.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-27

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the recorded line 22.5

home, away and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.

This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.

Shot profile · 2026-27 · 93 FGA

Where he scores

31% of his shots come from threes above the break, where he makes 24%, 10.1 percentage points below the league rate there.

  • Restricted area50%▼ 16.0 vs league17% of attempts · 16 FGA · small sample
  • Three-pointers21%▼ 13.6 vs league37% of attempts · 34 FGA
  • Mid-range35%▼ 4.9 vs league18% of attempts · 17 FGA · small sample
31%24% FG5%0% FG0%no shots18%35% FG28%42% FG17%50% FG
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area17% / 28%8 of 16 · 50% FG against 66% for the league
  • Paint (non-restricted)28% / 19%11 of 26 · 42% FG against 45% for the league
  • Mid-range18% / 10%6 of 17 · 35% FG against 40% for the league
  • Left corner 35% / 6%0 of 5 · 0% FG against 35% for the league
  • Right corner 30% / 5%No attempts · league 34% FG
  • Above-the-break 331% / 31%7 of 29 · 24% FG against 34% for the league
Season to date from the daily league shot-location snapshot dated 2026-10-29; the league figure is every player in that snapshot added together.
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Matchup: @ New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to guards.

Who guards him

No New Orleans Pelicans defender on the current roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season or last.

Team defense

New Orleans Pelicans: the 21st-best defense at an average pace; generous against guards on points.

Defensive rating114.8
21st-best defense · middling
Pace103.4 poss
average tempo · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating109.7
18th-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to guards13.6 per game
generous · per game vs guards
Rebounds allowed to guards3.6 per game
average · per game vs guards
Assists allowed to guards3.6 per game
average · per game vs guards
Threes allowed to guards2.0 per game
generous · per game vs guards
PRA allowed to guards20.8 per game
average · per game vs guards
Pts+Reb allowed to guards17.2 per game
average · per game vs guards
Pts+Ast allowed to guards17.3 per game
generous · per game vs guards

Allowed-to-guards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 322 guard-games against NO · team ratings over 4 games, snapshot 2026-10-29.

NO injury report · Oct 30

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor.

On and off

The team is 6.1 points per 100 possessions worse with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 108 min-16.1
    Off · 36 min-10.0
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 108 min106.8
    Off · 36 min97.4
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 108 min122.8
    Off · 36 min107.4

Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Clutch

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

First basket

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Observations through 2026-10-29.

Game log

Available

Observations through 2026-10-27.

Hit rates by window

Available

Observations through 2026-10-27.

Hustle

Available

Observations through 2026-10-29.

Matchup

Available

Observations through 2026-10-27.

Next game

Available

Observations through 2026-10-29.

On and off

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

Available

Observations through 2026-10-27.

Prop hit rates

Available

Observations through 2026-10-27.

Recent form

Available

Observations through 2026-10-27.

Role and usage

Available

Observations through 2026-10-29.

Season averages

Available

Observations through 2026-10-27.

Shot profile

Available

Observations through 2026-10-29.

Shot quality

Available

Observations through 2026-10-29.