Sacramento Kings at Denver Nuggets odds, picks and predictions

Kevin Erickson | Staff Writer

The Sacramento Kings (30-23) meet the Denver Nuggets (36-18) Wednesday at Ball Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET. Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Kings vs. Nuggets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: Kings lead 2-0, while also going 2-0 against the spread (ATS) with a pair of Over results in a pair of meetings in Sacramento

The Kings suffered a 130-125 loss in Phoenix Tuesday, and then they hopped a plane to Denver, with the charter flight arriving at 1:27 a.m. local time Wednesday. So, it was a late night with little rest.

Sacramento has dropped 4 of the past 5 games, while also going 1-4 ATS. The Over has cashed in 7 in a row dating back to Feb. 2, with the Kings allowing at least 127 points in 4 of the previous 5 contests.

The Nuggets are looking to avenge Friday's 135-106 loss in Sacramento. Denver has dropped the past 2 games by an average of 23.0 points per game. The Nuggets are 1-4 ATS in the past 5 games, while the Under has connected at a 10-2 clip in the previous 12 outings.

Kings at Nuggets odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:34 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Kings +190 (bet $100 to win $190) | Nuggets -230 (bet $230 to win $100)
Against the spread: Kings +6 (-112) | Nuggets -6 (-108)
Over/Under (O/U): 229.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Kings at Nuggets key injuries

Kings

F Trey Lyles (illness) questionable

Nuggets

G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (hamstring) questionable
G Jamal Murray (leg) questionable

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Kings at Nuggets picks and predictions

Prediction

Nuggets 126, Kings 122

Moneyline

The Nuggets (-230) will cost 2.3 times your potential return. That's too much risk for not enough reward. The defending champs have really been struggling lately, dropping the past 2 games by a total of 17 and 29 points. As mentioned, the 29-point loss came in Sacramento Friday.

On the flip side, while the Kings (+190) might be a tempting play, they're just 1-4 SU in the past 5 outings.

AVOID.

Against the spread

The KINGS +6 (-112) are worth a look catching 3 buckets. Sacramento has won and covered the first 2 meetings, although each of those battles took place at Golden 1 Center, and not in the Mile High City.

Still, the Nuggets are just 1-4 ATS in the past 5 games, while going 4-9-1 ATS in the past 14 outings. At home, the defending champs have failed to cover 4 of the past 5 tries, too.

Over/Under

OVER 229.5 (-110) is a good play in Sacramento's 1st visit to Denver this season.

The total has gone high in each of the first 2 meetings, and 3 of the previous 4 battles in this series.

The Over is a perfect 7-for-7 in the past 7 outings for the Kings, too. But be careful, as the total has gone low in 10 of the past 12 contests for the Nuggets.

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