The Sacramento Kings are riding an eight-game losing streak. They have only won once over their last 10 games. They come into Denver to take on the Nuggets, who have been on fire recently. They are 9-1 in their last 10 games. Here are some facts and tendencies for the Saturday night contest.
The Sacramento Kings (3-13) visit the Denver Nuggets (12-3) Saturday night at Ball Arena in Denver.
At BetMGM, the Nuggets are currently a 11.5 point favorite vs. the Kings, with the money line sitting at -650, if you want to bet on the home favorite.
Sacramento is +475 on the money line.
The over/under total is 236.5.
The way the basketball has bounced for the banged up Kings, currently on an eight-game losing streak, against the rest of the NBA, Zach LaVine and Co. might not even be in the mood to take the floor. The Kings, coming off a 41-point road loss as three-point underdogs at Memphis, are 1-9 in their last 10 games, which includes two losses to the Nuggets.
LaVine, doing most of the scoring for the Kings recently, scored a team-high 26 points vs. the Grizzlies - with no other player scoring more than 12 points.
Conversely, Denver is on quite a run.
The Nuggets, fresh off a 112-109 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night, are 9-1 in their last 10 games, which includes a mini two-game winning streak. Center Nikola Jovic, in another late-night, MVP-type performance, had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists against the Rockets.
Oddly, bettors of the under, which was set at 234.5 points, cashed their betting slips, easily.
The Nuggets beat the Kings 122-108 on the road as eight-point favorites, Nov. 11, following a 130-124 home win Nov. 3, with the Kings covering as 11.5-point underdogs. The Over/Under has gone 1-1 in their meetings this season.
The Nuggets will be playing the second game of a back-to-back when they face the Kings, who will be without star center Domantas Sabonis. Additionally, Kings guard Russell Westbrook has been taking it to his former team, with an average of 20 points, 10 rebounds and 8.5 assists in two games vs. the Nuggets this year.
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Tip-off is scheduled for 10 p.m. (ET).