Denver Nuggets vs Sacramento Kings Prediction: the Kings will claim victory

Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on January 24. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Denver Nuggets

The Nuggets improved their defense in the course of the championship and, as has been their tradition over the last few years, began to pick up wins. Indeed, the team has won 11 of their previous 14 games, which has helped them move up to fourth place in the Western Conference standings. Denver's overall win total is 27-16. The defensive rating, however, the club from Colorado is still weak - 23rd place and 115.4 points allowed per game on average. On offense, the Nuggets are third in the league with 120.7 points scored per game.

Specifically before the meeting with Sacramento, Denver has three straight wins. In Florida, the Nuggets in this stretch dealt with Miami (133:113) and Orlando (113:100), and at home they outplayed Philadelphia (144:109).

Sacramento Kings

The Kings have improved their offensive numbers with the arrival of head coach Doug Christie. Sacramento now ranks seventh in offensive efficiency, scoring 116.7 points per game on average. On defense, the Kings are slightly higher than Denver, allowing 113.9 points per game and ranking 19th.

Sacramento played its last game yesterday at home and rebounded from a double-digit deficit against Golden State, 123-117. This victory was the third consecutive win for the Kings - before that the California team also beat Houston (132:127) and Washington (123:100). Sacramento has 10 wins in their last 11 games, and the Kings are already in seventh place in the Western Conference standings, just 0.5 wins behind the top-6.

H2H Meetings

The first meeting between the rivals this season ended with a road win for Denver, and last season Sacramento took the series from the Nuggets with a score of 3:1.

Bettings Stats

• Sacramento won 3 out of 5 previous matches with Denver.
• Sacramento has scored more than 239 points in 4 of the last 5 matches.
• In 3 out of 4 previous games at home Denver scored 123 or more points.
• Sacramento has reached the 117-point mark in 7 of their last 9 games.

Expert Betting Tips

Sacramento is in awesome shape, and has also been playing well with Denver lately. Even in their first face-to-face meeting this season, the Kings lost to the Nuggets, but with a one-point difference, so they kept the plus edge. Accordingly, we consider the odds on Sacramento overrated and bet on the guests. Also, we take the total over, because Denver is third in offense this season, and the Kings have added significantly in this regard after the appointment of Doug Christie as head coach.

Handicap 2 (-7.5) for 2.05

Total Over 240.5 for 1.91

Total 2 Over 117.5 for 1.89