Denver Nuggets vs Sacramento Kings Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 14/02/2024, 05:07  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 14/02/2024 at 13:00 in NBA Prediction

The Denver Nuggets will be at home to welcome the Sacramento Kings seeking their first NBA win of the season in this fixture. They are currently fourth in the Western Conference and sit 5.5 games above the eighth-placed Kings. The Nuggets are going through a slump and have lost their last two games. With the All-Star weekend coming up after this game, Mike Malone’s men will be keen to go into the break with a win. They lost to the Kings to end a three-game winning run and then followed this up with a 112-95 loss in Milwaukee. Denver, who are now with a 36-18 record, have lost all two meetings with the Kings this season. A third loss here will see Sacramento secure the regular season series. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Jamal Murray have been listed as ‘Questionable’ for this match. The Nuggets are averaging 114.2 points a game for the season.

The Sacramento Kings are going through an even worse slump than Denver. They have lost their last two games but have won just once in five outings. That sole victory was against the Nuggets and this should have Mike Brown’s men confident of bouncing back here. The Kings, who are on the second night of a back-to-back, were defeated 130-125 last time out by the Suns. Their 23rd loss was also their 15th against a fellow Western Conference rival and left them seven games above .500. Sacramento, who are averaging 118.7 points a night, have two players ruled out for this trip. Aleksandar Vezenkov and Trey Lyles will miss this game due to an ankle injury and illness respectively.