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Kings vs Nuggets: Both teams are coming off a loss
The Sacramento Kings are visiting the Denver Nuggets at Ball Center on Wednesday night.
The Kings are finishing their road trip
The Sacramento Kings are eighth in the Western Conference with a 30-23 record. They have lost 4 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 130-125 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Sacramento is seventh in the league, scoring 118.7 points per game, and is ranked tenth with 48.7% shooting from the field. De’Aaron Fox leads the Kings with 26.4 points per game and Domantas Sabonis leads the league with 17 triple-doubles this season.
The Nuggets have lost the last two games
The Denver Nuggets are fourth in the Western Conference with a 36-18 record. The defending champions have lost the last two games and are coming off a 112-95 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. The Nuggets are seventh in the league, shooting 49.1% from the field, and second with a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio. Nikola Jokic is having another impressive season, averaging 26.3 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 9 assists per game.
Betting Trends
The Nuggets are 1-4 ATS in their last five games overall, 5-11 ATS in the last 16 games against teams from the Western Conference and 1-5 ATS in the last six games against teams from the Pacific Division. Sacramento is 1-4 ATS in their last five games overall and 2-4 ATS in the last 6 games against Western Conference opponents.
Prediction and Conclusion
This will be the second time this week for these two teams to play each other. The Kings won 135-106 in the previous one, which is Denver’s biggest loss of the season. It will be interesting to see the matchup between Jokic and Sabonis, who lead the league in triple-doubles this season. The Nuggets have some bumps in the road here and there, but they are always ready to step up when needed. That will be the case tonight. This will be the Kings third consecutive road game, which will take its toll on them. The Nuggets are 21-4 at home and will add another one by covering the -6-point spread.
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