The Denver Nuggets (39-26) have a quick one-game road stop against the Sacramento Kings (24-43) Wednesday for 10 p.m. ET tip-off at Golden 1 Center. Below, we look at the Nuggets vs. Kings odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
The Kings are red-hot. They have won three games in a row, coming off a 131-124 win over the Golden State Warriors Monday, are 9-1 in their last 10 games and 11-2 in their last 13. They are in sixth place in the Western Conference with a 2½-game lead over the seventh-place Minnesota Timberwolves. They are also only 1½ games out of fourth place.
The Kings just lost at home to the New York Knicks 131-115 as 4-point favorites. They have dropped two in a row and only have two wins in their last nine games. They are in 13th place in the West.
Nuggets at Kings odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Nuggets -200 (bet $200 to win $100) | Kings +160 (bet $100 to win $160)
- Against the spread (ATS): Nuggets -4.5 (-120) | Kings +4.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 238.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
Nuggets at Kings key injuries
Nuggets
- SF Will Barton (ankle) questionable
- PG Bones Hyland (knee) questionable
Kings
- SG Terence Davis (wrist) out
- C Richaun Holmes (personal) out
- SG Jeremy Lamb (hip) questionable
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Nuggets at Kings odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Nuggets 120, Kings 110
Money line
This is the fourth time this season the two teams meet with the Nuggets having won all three previous matchups.
The Nuggets have won nine of their last 10 games and 11 of their last 13. The magic number is 110 points. They have won 16 of the last 17 games in which they’ve scored 110 or more. They have dropped six straight failing to score 110.
The Kings allow the second-most points in the league at 115.3 per game. Opponents have scored 110 or more in eight straight games and in 11 of their last 12.
The NUGGETS (-200) are more expensive than I prefer, but I’ll make an exception for this one.
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Against the spread
The Nuggets are 30-34-1 ATS this season and 17-16-1 ATS on the road. They have covered the spread in six of their last 10 games. They beat the Kings by at least 5 points in every meeting this season.
The Kings are 5-5 ATS in their last 10 games but have covered the spread in four of their last six contests.
Take the NUGGETS -4.5 (-120).
Over/Under
The projected total is high. The three games between the two teams this season finished with 232, 238 and 225 points.
Four of the Kings’ last nine games have had totals higher than Wednesday’s line.
Just three of the Nuggets’ last 11 have had 237 points or more.
Take UNDER 238.5 (-108).
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