Kings vs. Nuggets Predictions & Best Bets: Spread, Moneyline, Over/Under and Props | February 9

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 9, 2024

In a contest featuring two of the brightest stars in the NBA, Domantas Sabonis and the Sacramento Kings (29-21) will battle Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets (36-16) on February 9, 2024 at Golden 1 Center. The Kings are favored by 2.5 points. The matchup’s point total is set at 232.

If you are trying to make an informed wager on Friday’s game, find out the best bets available for this matchup, in the article below (according to our computer predictions).

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Spread: Nuggets (+2.5) to Cover

  • The data strongly suggests betting on the Nuggets in this one. The model favors them while DraftKings has the Kings favored and the difference between the two is 3.8 points.
  • Denver is 22-28-2 against the spread this season.
  • The Nuggets have an ATS record of 3-1 when playing as at least 2.5-point underdogs this year.
  • Sacramento is 26-23-1 ATS this season.
  • When playing as at least 2.5-point favorites this season, the Kings have an ATS record of 13-14.

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Total: Under 232

  • The DraftKings point total for this game is just 1.1 points highter than the model projection.
  • Sacramento’s games have finished with more than 232 points 31 times so far this season.
  • Denver’s games have had over 232 points 18 times this season.
  • Kings games have gone over the point total 25 out of 50 times this season.
  • Nuggets games have hit the over 19 out of 52 times this season.

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Moneyline Winner: Nuggets (+120)

  • Prediction: Nuggets 116, Kings 115
  • This season, Sacramento has been favored 36 times and won 23, or 63.9%, of those games.
  • Denver has been an underdog in six games this season and has come away with the win two times (33.3%) in those contests.

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Domantas Sabonis Points Prop: Under 19.5

  • Sabonis posts 19.9 points, 13.1 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game, shooting 62.0% from the field (eighth in league).
  • Sabonis’ 19.9 points per game average is 0.4 points higher than Friday’s over/under.
  • Sabonis is 25-for-50 at going over his points prop total this season.
  • In 2023-24, the Nuggets are 16th in the NBA offensively (114.8 points scored per game) and fourth-best on defense (110.5 points conceded).

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Nikola Jokic Points Prop: Over 27.5

  • Jokic generates 26.3 points, 12.2 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game for the Nuggets.
  • Friday’s prop bet for Jokic is 27.5 points, 1.2 more than his season average.
  • Jokic has gone over 25 times on a points prop this season (in 52 opportunities).
  • The Kings rank ninth in the NBA with 118.4 points per game this season. At the other end, they rank 21st with 118.1 points allowed per contest.

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