The Denver Nuggets (7-2) visit the Sacramento Kings (3-7) Tuesday. Tip-off from Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, is set for 9 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Nuggets vs. Kings odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Nuggets lead 1-0
The Nuggets come into this game rested and on a 4-game winning streak. They last played Saturday, beating the Indiana Pacers 117-100 as 9-point home favorites as the Under (235) cashed. Their last 3 wins have been by double digits.
The Kings have lost 2 games in a row and 3 of their last 4. They are coming off a 144-117 home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves Sunday as 4.5-point underdogs. The Over (238) cashed.
These teams met Nov. 3 in Denver. The Nuggets won 130-124, but the Kings covered as 11.5-point underdogs as the Over (226) cashed. C Nikola Jokic scored 34 points with 14 assists and 7 rebounds, while G Russell Westbrook led the Kings with 26 points and 12 rebounds.
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Moneyline (ML): Nuggets -350 (bet $350 to win $100) | Kings +280 (bet $100 to win $280)Against the spread (ATS): Nuggets -8.5 (-110) | Kings +8.5 (-110)Over/Under (O/U): 242.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)Nuggets at Kings key injuries
Nuggets
F Aaron Gordon (hamstring) probableG Jamal Murray (calf) probable
Kings
F Keegan Murray (thumb) outC Domantas Sabonis (ribcage) questionable
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Nuggets at Kings picks and predictionsPrediction
Nuggets 126, Kings 113
The Nuggets have only played in 3 away games this season, going 1-2, while the Kings are an unimpressive 2-3 at Golden 1 Center.
The Nuggets are 7-1 in their last 8 games, and their only single-digit win was over the Kings last week, beating them by 6 points.
The Kings have allowed 130.2 points per game over their last 6 games, allowing at least 130 points 4 times in that span. They are the only team to score more than 114 points against the Nuggets in Denver’s last 8 games.
The Nuggets should win, but the ML at -350 is not worth playing.
PASS.
While the Nuggets beat the Kings by only 6 points in Denver last week, they have covered the spread in each of their other victories, winning by at least 10 points in all 6.
Three of the Kings’ last 4 losses have been by 13 or more points.
BET NUGGETS -8.5 (-110).
Their meeting in Denver had 254 total points. Three of the Kings’ last 5 games have surpassed 243 points.
However, the game against the Kings is the only one of the Nuggets’ last 7 to exceed 243 points.
BET UNDER 242.5 (-110).
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