Denver Nuggets vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 12/27/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Golden 1 Center is where the Sacramento Kings will go up against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday.

The Nuggets stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and took home the win by a score of 128-125 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Nuggets finished with 23 while the Suns racked up 30 personal fouls. They converted 17 of their 35 tries from distance. Phoenix finished the game at 69.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of 26 shots. Furthermore, Phoenix grabbed 46 rebounds (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Phoenix doled out 32 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. In regard to defending, Denver allowed 47.9% from the field on 45 out of 94 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists for the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 48 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Nuggets buried 25 of their 34 attempts for a percentage of 73.5%. Denver ended having earned a 47.9% field goal percentage (45 out of 94) and made 13 out of their 36 shots from 3-point land.

Nikola Jokic is one player who came through in this game. He notched 41 points on 16 out of 25 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 44 mins played and grabbed 15 rebounds. Jokic finished shooting 64.0% from the floor and dished out 15 dimes.

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Denver heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 21-11 on the year. They currently have an average of 116.0 points per outing (6th in the NBA) while shooting 50.5% from the floor. The Nuggets are hitting 38.8% on shots from beyond the arc (372 of 959) and 73.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Denver is grabbing 43.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 905 dimes for the season, which is 4th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 15.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.4 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Nuggets are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They give up 36.4% on 3-point shots and they rank 17th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (114.1). The Nuggets defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.5% (1,344 of 2,769) and they surrender 40.3 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 20th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 847 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kings took a loss by a final score of 125-111 when they played the Wizards. The Kings were able to corral 34 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 47 for this contest. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Wizards committed 23 fouls for the contest which got the Kings to the free throw line for 35 tries. They were able to convert 27 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.1%. In terms of 3-pointers, Sacramento made 10 out of their 32 tries (31.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Kings went 37 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.0%. The Kings permitted the Wizards to bury 49 out of their 88 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 55.7% in this contest. They finished shooting 31.3% from downtown by going 10 out of 32 and ended up shooting 17 out of 24 from the free throw line (70.8%). Concerning rebounding, Sacramento permitted Washington to grab 40 overall (5 offensive).

De'Aaron Fox ended up having an impact for the Kings in this contest. Fox tallied 26 points in his 35 mins on the court and accumulated 3 assists for the matchup. He converted 9 out of 16 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and had 7 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 17-14 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Kings are shooting 48.7% from the field, which ranks 4th in the league. Sacramento has earned 3,662 pts this year (118.1 per game) and they pull down 42.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 26.8 times per game (7th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per contest. The Kings are responsible for committing 21.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.7% from the charity stripe.

The Sacramento defense gives up 36.7% on shots from distance (346 of 943) and their opposition knocks down 80.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 24.8 dimes and 42.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 13th and 7th in basketball. The Kings on defense are ranked 24th in the league in points per game surrendered with 116.2. They are forcing 14.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.5% from the field (26th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento

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