The Sacramento Kings (7-10) entertain the Denver Nuggets (13-3) Saturday with tip-off coming just after 5 p.m. ET at the Golden 1 Center. We analyze the Nuggets-Kings odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Nuggets at Kings: Key injuries
Nuggets
- C Bol Bol (foot) out
Kings
- SF Trevor Ariza (groin) out
- PF Marvin Bagley III (thumb) out
- PG De’Aaron Fox (ankle) out
- PF Richuan Holmes (migraine) probable
Nuggets at Kings: Odds, lines, picks, and betting tips
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Prediction
Nuggets 110, Kings 102
Moneyline (ML)
The Nuggets have started off the season winning 13 of their first 16 contests. Denver is 5-1 on the road and 7-2 overall against the Western Conference. This is a Nuggets team that has won six straight and nine of 10.
The Kings are 4-3 at home but have lost two straight and three of four.
Hence, our pick is with the NUGGETS (-189).
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Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The Kings are 4-3 at home ATS and 11-6 overall on the season. Meanwhile, Denver is just 8-7-1 overall and 3-2-1 on the road while allowing 0.2 points per game below the cover line. This becomes a razor-thin pick but the feel is that Denver can pull this off late via the foul line.
Back DENVER (-4.5, -106). The Nuggets will cover and win by five or more points on Saturday evening.
Over/Under (O/U)
The projected total is set at 203.5. Denver and Sacramento average less than 110 points per game typically but one of them will come close or hit 110 on Saturday Finally, Sacramento’s injuries may help Denver push a bit more offensively. It is why we are picking the OVER (-129) on a low projection.
A $10 bet here on the over returns a $7.75 profit.
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