Denver Nuggets vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 4/9/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Denver Nuggets (47-32) are traveling to Golden 1 Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Sacramento Kings (39-40).

The Nuggets played the Pacers and took a loss by a final of 125-120 in their last contest. Denver ended the contest with a 53.8% field goal percentage (50 of 93) and buried 8 of their 31 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Nuggets knocked down 12 of their 18 tries for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to hauling in boards, they compiled 46 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 33 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In regard to defending, Denver allowed the other team to shoot 47.9% from the floor on 46 out of 96 shooting. Indiana distributed 34 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. On top of that, Indiana pulled down 49 boards (16 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Indiana finished shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by converting 18 of 21 shots. They also knocked down 15 of their 44 tries from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Nuggets walked away with 17 while the Pacers finished the game with 17 fouls.

Nikola Jokic is one guy who played a role in this contest. Jokic finished 54.5% from the field and recorded 13 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and also collected 15 boards. He recorded 41 points on 18 out of 33 shooting.

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Denver will take the court with a win-loss record of 47-32 so far this year. They are averaging 120.7 points per game (3rd in basketball) while going 50.6% from the field. The Nuggets are connecting on 37.8% on 3-point shots (956 of 2,532) and 76.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Denver is grabbing 45.7 rebounds per game and has accumulated 2,452 dimes so far this season, which ranks 1st in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Nuggets are forcing 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 fouls. They relinquish 36.4% from 3-point land and they rank 25th in the NBA in PPG allowed (117.1). The Nuggets defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.6% (3,425 of 7,346) and they concede 42.5 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 29th in the NBA in giving up assists with 2,296 relinquished this season.

For their last game, the Kings went home victorious with a score of 127-117 when they played the Pistons. The Kings were able to corral 32 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 for the contest. They also coughed it up 12 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. The Pistons had 23 personal fouls for the contest which took the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They were able to make 22 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.5%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Sacramento converted 11 out of their 27 tries (40.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Kings walked away from this one shooting 47 out of 91 from the field which had them shooting 51.6%. The Kings permitted the Pistons to make 42 out of their 89 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.2% for this game. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from distance by going 13 of 39 and finished the game at 20 of 28 at the free throw line (71.4%). When talking about rebounding, Sacramento allowed Detroit to grab 37 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Zach LaVine ended up being a factor for the Kings in the matchup. LaVine scored 43 points in his 45 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in this contest. He converted 16 of 28 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and added 3 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss record of 39-40 so far this year. The Kings are responsible for committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.5 times per game (13th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. Sacramento has earned 9,165 points on the campaign (116.0 per contest) and they pull down 44.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Kings are shooting 47.8% from the floor, which is 12th in the NBA.

The Sacramento defense surrenders 38.2% on 3-point shots (1,158 of 3,032) and opponents are knocking down 78.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 27.0 assists and 42.4 boards every game, which ranks them 18th and 5th in the league. The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 20th in basketball in points given up per game with 115.5. They have forced 14.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the field (23rd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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