Denver Nuggets vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 12/28/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings will play the Denver Nuggets at Golden 1 Center on Wednesday.

The Nuggets faced the Suns and went home with a win by a final score of 128-125 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Nuggets left the arena with 23 and the Suns racked up 30 personal fouls. They made 17 out of their 35 tries from beyond the perimeter. Phoenix went 69.2% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of 26 attempts. Additionally, Phoenix pulled down 46 boards (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Phoenix earned 32 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. In the matter of defending, Denver let their opponent shoot 47.9% from the floor on 45 of 94 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists for this game in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 48 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Nuggets buried 25 of 34 tries for a rate of 73.5%. Denver finished the game having earned a 47.9% FG percentage (45 out of 94) and knocked down 13 out of their 36 shots from distance.

Nikola Jokic is a player who was important in the matchup. He finished with 41 points on 16 of 25 shooting. He saw the court for 44 minutes and pulled down 15 rebounds. Jokic shot 64.0% from the floor and also totaled 15 assists.

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Denver comes into this matchup with a mark of 21-11 this season. They average 116.0 pts per contest (6th in basketball) while shooting 50.5% from the floor. The Nuggets are shooting 38.8% on shots from distance (372 of 959) and 73.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Denver is pulling down 43.4 boards per game and has totaled 905 assists for the season, which is 5th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Nuggets are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.3 personal fouls. They are 16th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 847 conceded for the season. The Nuggets defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 48.5% (1,344 of 2,769) and they concede 40.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 36.4% on shots from downtown and they are 17th in basketball in PPG allowed (114.1).

The last time they took the court, the Kings went home defeated by a final of 125-111 when they faced the Wizards. The Kings were able to collect 34 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 5 steals in this game. The Wizards had 23 personal fouls for the game which took the Kings to the charity stripe for 35 tries. They were able to knock down 27 of the free throws for a percentage of 77.1%. With respect to 3-pointers, Sacramento knocked down 10 of their 32 attempts (31.3%). When all was said and done, the Kings went 37 for 84 from the field which had them sitting at 44.0%. The Kings permitted the Wizards to convert 49 of their 88 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.7% for this game. They went 31.3% from downtown by shooting 10 of 32 and ended up going 17 of 24 from the free throw line (70.8%). In regard to rebounding, Sacramento allowed Washington to pull down 40 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

De'Aaron Fox ended up being important for the Kings for the contest. He converted 9 out of 16 for the contest giving him a rate of 56.3%, and had 7 rebounds. Fox accumulated 26 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 3 dimes for the game.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 17-14 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Kings are hitting on 48.7% from the field, which is 4th in basketball. Sacramento has tallied 3,662 pts on the season (118.1 per contest) and they pull in 42.4 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 26.8 times per game (7th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.7 times per game. The Kings are responsible for committing 21.0 personal fouls per game and they go 77.7% from the free throw line.

The Sacramento defense surrenders 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (346 of 943) and their opposition makes 80.7% of their foul shots. They relinquish 24.8 assists and 42.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 13th and 8th in the league. The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 24th in the league in PPG given up with 116.2. They are forcing 14.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.5% from the field (26th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Sacramento and under the total points

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