Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 2/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is the location where the Denver Nuggets (36-18) will attempt to defeat the Sacramento Kings (30-22) on Wednesday.

The Kings stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and took a loss by a score of 127-113 in their last contest. Sacramento finished the contest having earned a 48.9% field goal percentage (44 of 90) and buried 16 of 42 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Kings converted 9 of 13 attempts for a rate of 69.2%. Concerning rebounding, they compiled 40 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 32 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 54.1% from the floor on 46 out of 85 shooting. Oklahoma City distributed 30 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Oklahoma City snagged 36 boards (5 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Oklahoma City finished the game shooting 81.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 22 of their 27 tries. They also converted 13 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Kings finished with 22 while the Thunder finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Malik Monk is a guy who played a role for the game. Monk shot 50.0% from the floor and also earned 5 assists. He was on the court for 29 minutes and also collected 4 boards. He notched 26 points on 10 out of 20 shooting.

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Sacramento comes into this one with a mark of 30-22 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.1 fouls every game. As a team, Sacramento is collecting 43.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,499 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 7th in the league in terms of passing. The Kings are connecting on 37.2% from downtown (780 of 2,094) and 73.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 118.6 pts per contest (9th in basketball) while hitting 48.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Kings are forcing 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.0 fouls. They are surrendering 39.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 22nd in the league in opponents PPG (118.1). The Kings defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 48.8% (2,229 of 4,567) and they concede 42.7 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 20th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,438 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nuggets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 112-95 when they faced the Bucks. In the matter of rebounding, Denver allowed Milwaukee to pull down 51 in all (9 offensive). They finished 47.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 16 of 34 and ended up shooting 12 of 18 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Nuggets allowed the Bucks to convert 42 out of 84 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Nuggets ended up going 36 out of 94 from the field which had them at 38.3%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Denver converted 11 of 40 tries (27.5%). They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.6%. The Bucks had 19 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Nuggets were able to snag 36 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 for the game.

Nikola Jokic ended up being a major contributor for the Nuggets for this game. He buried 13 out of 25 in this matchup giving him a rate of 52.0%, and totaled 12 rebounds. Jokic scored 29 points in his 32 mins on the court and accounted for 8 assists in the game.

Denver has a record of 36-18 on the campaign. The Nuggets are committing 18.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 28.7 times per game (5th in basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.6 times per contest. Denver has 6,169 points this year (114.2 per contest) and they grab 44.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Nuggets are connecting on 49.1% from the field, which is ranked 7th in basketball.

The Nuggets defensively are ranked 6th in the league in points allowed per contest with 111.0. They are forcing 12.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (10th in basketball). The Denver defense allows 36.6% on shots from distance (618 of 1,689) and their opponents are making 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They give up 25.6 dimes and 41.9 boards every game, which ranks them 8th and 6th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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