It’s Monday, December 16, and the Denver Nuggets (13-10) and Sacramento Kings (13-13) are all set to square off from Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. The Nuggets are currently 6-6 on the road with a point differential of 3, while the Kings have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Nuggets vs. Kings live today
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Game odds for Nuggets vs. Kings
The latest odds as of Monday:
That gives the Nuggets an implied team point total of 118.24, and the Kings 118.76.
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Expert picks & predictions for Monday’s Nuggets vs. Kings game
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Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas) is dabbling in the player prop market in this game: De’Aaron Fox Over 6.5 Assists (-110)
“De’aaron Fox has gone over this number in four of the last five games. In that time he’s hes racked up 7.0 assists per game. In that span he averaged 12.8 potential assists per game. The Grizzlies were the lone miss at 3.The Grizzlies don’t give up a ton of assists per game to point gaurds (17th). Now in a game with a total of 237.5 and against a Nuggets team who allow the second most assists to PGs per game.”
Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Nuggets & Kings game:
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Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Sacramento Kings on the Moneyline.
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Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Sacramento Kings at -1.
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Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the under on the Game Total of 237.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Nuggets vs. Kings on Monday
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The Nuggets have won 5 of their last 7 matchups against Western Conference teams
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5 of the Nuggets’ last 7 road games have gone over the Total
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The Nuggets are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games as a road underdog
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The Nuggets have won 5 of their last 7 matchups against Western Conference teams.
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