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Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: April 9, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET

Venue: Ball Arena — Denver, CO

Article updated Apr 9, 6:14 AM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Sacramento Kings are traveling to play the Denver Nuggets at the Ball Arena stadium on Sunday, 4/9/2023 @ 3:30pm EST. Sacramento is the betting favorite opening at -2.5

Game outlook

The Sacramento Kings are traveling to play the Denver Nuggets at the Ball Arena stadium on Sunday, 4/9/2023 @ 3:30pm EST. Sacramento is the betting favorite opening at -2.5 and the line hasn't moved.

Kings vs Nuggets Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Nuggets to win today's game by 10 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Denver Nuggets to cover the 2.5 point spread and the total to go under 226 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Sacramento 103 to Denver 113

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Sacramento Kings and Denver Nuggets, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

53% of SportsJaw predicts Denver Nuggets to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Sacramento will win straight-up is 58%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be SAC 2.5, DEN -2.5.

OddsShark has not made a prediction yet.

68% picked Sacramento Kings on Covers.com

Sacramento Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 7, Sacramento is ranked #1 in offense (scoring an average of 121.02 per game), #26 in defense (allowing an average of 118.17 points to be scored against them per game) and are 48-33 (45-36 ATS) this season.

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Offensively, the Kings hit an average of 49.47% of their field goals (ranked #2) and 79.12% of their free throws (ranked #12) and makes an average of 37.02% of their three pointers ranked #9 in the NBA). They average 42.57 rebounds per game (ranked # 20) and average 27.32 offensive assists and 13.10 turnovers per game (ranked # 3 and 14 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Sacramento allows an average of 49.24% field goals (ranked #29) and 78.78% free throws (ranked #23 in the NBA) The Kings allow an average of 37.43% of the three pointers (ranked #26) and averages 42.09 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 42.09) Finally, the Kings average 26.69 defensive assists and 13.59 turnovers per game (ranked # 29 and 13 respectively).

Denver Key Betting Stats

Denver Nuggets has a power ranking of 18 and are #11 for offense (scoring an average of 115.90 per game), #10 for defense (giving up an average of 112.61 points per game) and 52-29 (43-37-1 ATS) overall. Sacramento went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Denver.

For offense, the Nuggets hit an average of 50.49% of their field goals (ranked #1) and 75.24% of their free throws (ranked #26) and makes an average of 38.11% of their three pointers (ranked #4 in the NBA). They average 42.93 rebounds per game (ranked # 19) and average 28.90 offensive assists and 13.80 turnovers per game (ranked # 2) and 20 respectively).

On defense, Denver allows an average of 47.88% field goals (ranked #20) and 77.56% free throws (ranked #10 in the NBA) The Nuggets allow an average of 34.60% of the three pointers (ranked #3) and averages 40.70 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 40.70) Finally, the Nuggets average 25.64 defensive assists and 12.88 turnovers per game (ranked # 16 and 20 respectively).

Betting Summary

Sacramento has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Denver Nuggets to cover the 2.5 point spread and the total to go under 226 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Kings vs Nuggets archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Kings vs Nuggets matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Sacramento Kings-140 → -200Moved
  • Moneyline · Denver Nuggets+120 → +171Moved
  • Spread · Sacramento Kings-2.5 (-110) → -5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Denver Nuggets+2.5 (-110) → +5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · OverN/A (-110) → 230 (-110)Moved
  • Total · UnderN/A (-110) → 230 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Sacramento Kings
0-3 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Denver Nuggets
1-2 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 2-7-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-04-09T10:14:17.560Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Sacramento Kings and Denver Nuggets, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

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Final result

Matchup pick recap

Denver Nuggets defeated Sacramento Kings 109-95

Denver Nuggets defeated Sacramento Kings 109-95 on April 9, 2023, a 14-point decision in the series. Denver Nuggets' strongest period was the 4th quarter, when it outscored its opponent 26-14. Against SportsJaw's recorded Sacramento Kings -5.5 (-110) spread, Denver Nuggets covered, while the 204 combined points finished under the recorded total of 230.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Denver Nuggets +4 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 230 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Denver Nuggets +4 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 230 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Sacramento Kings -4 (-110)Loss