Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 1/7/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Friday, January 7, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: NBC Sports California

The Denver Nuggets (18-18) welcome the Sacramento Kings (16-24) at Ball Arena on Friday.

The Kings faced off with the Hawks and went home with a loss by a final score of 108-102 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Kings walked away with 20 while the Hawks racked up 10 personal fouls. They also made 8 of 30 shots from distance. Atlanta ended up going 73.3% from the free throw line by burying 22 of their 30 tries. On top of that, Atlanta pulled down 38 rebounds (10 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 1 block. Atlanta distributed 48 assists and had 20 steals in this game. When discussing defending, Sacramento allowed the other team to go 45.3% from the field on 39 out of 86 shooting. They also distributed 15 dimes in this contest while forcing 5 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to grabbing boards, they earned 47 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Kings buried 15 of 20 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Sacramento ended the contest having earned a 42.2% FG percentage (38 out of 90) and converted 11 out of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter.

De'Aaron Fox is one player who played a role for this game. He left the arena with 30 points on 12 of 23 shooting. He played 38 minutes and grabbed 2 boards. Fox went 52.2% from the field and also totaled 6 assists.

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Sacramento enters this one with a record of 16-24 for the year. They currently have an average of 109.4 points per outing (12th in the league) on 45.3% from the field. The Kings are shooting 34.5% on shots from distance (471 of 1,366) and 76.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Sacramento is grabbing 44.3 boards per contest and has totaled 909 assists so far this season, which is 14th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 14.4 times per game and as a team are committing 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They relinquish 34.8% on 3-pointers while they are 28th in the NBA in points per game allowed (113.8). The Kings are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.8% (1,722 of 3,682) and they concede 46.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 25th in the NBA in giving up assists with 967 relinquished this season.

For their last game, the Nuggets took a defeat with a final score of 115-109 when they faced the Jazz. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Denver permitted Utah to collect 36 overall (8 offensive). They finished the game shooting 34.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 14 of 41 and finished the contest at 15 of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Nuggets permitted the Jazz to make 43 of their 92 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.7% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets ended up shooting 42 for 88 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.7%. When talking about three-point shots, Denver converted 11 out of 36 tries (30.6%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 93.3%. The Jazz committed 7 personal fouls in the game which took the Nuggets to the free throw line for 15 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 2 steals in the matchup. The Nuggets earned 36 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 42 for this contest.

Nikola Jokic ended up being important for the Nuggets for the matchup. He converted 10 out of 17 in the game for a field goal rate of 58.8%, and had 21 rebounds. Jokic tallied 26 points in his 37 mins on the court and earned 11 assists for this contest.

Denver has a mark of 18-18 so far this season. The Nuggets have committed 19.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.6% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 25.8 times per contest (5th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.1 times per contest. Denver has totaled 3,812 points on the campaign (105.9 per contest) and they snag 42.8 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Nuggets are hitting on 46.3% from the field, which is ranked 10th in the NBA.

The Nuggets defensively are ranked 10th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 106.3. They are forcing 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (23rd in basketball). The Denver defense surrenders 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (424 of 1,240) and opponents are making 74.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 24.0 dimes and 44.0 rebounds per contest, ranking them 15th and 10th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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