The Denver Nuggets (39-19) face the Sacramento Kings (33-24) on February 28, 2024 at Ball Arena. The Nuggets are big favorites, by 7.5 points, in a matchup featuring two of the best players in the NBA, the Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic and the Kings’ Domantas Sabonis. The matchup has a point total of 231.
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Spread: Kings (+7.5) to Cover
- The model and DraftKings both have the Nuggets taking home the win, but the model has them winning by slightly less (6.1 points). Lean towards taking the Kings.
- Sacramento has a 29-27-1 record against the spread this year.
- Denver’s ATS record is 25-31-2 this season.
- The Nuggets have covered the spread nine times this season (9-11-1 ATS) when playing as at least 7.5-point favorites.
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Total: Under 231
- The DraftKings total for this game, 231 points, and the model’s projected total, 230.8 points, are only 0.2 points apart.
- Denver and its opponent have broken the 231-point mark 21 times this year.
- So far this season, 36 Sacramento’s games have featured more than 231 points scored.
- A total of 22 out of the Nuggets’ 58 games this season have hit the over.
- A total of 29 Kings games this season have gone over the point total.
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Moneyline Winner: Nuggets (-290)
- Prediction: Nuggets 118, Kings 112
- Denver has been the favorite in 49 games this season and won 36 (73.5%) of those contests.
- Sacramento has won in eight, or 44.4%, of the 18 contests it has been named as the odds-on underdog this year.
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Jamal Murray Points Prop: Over 22.5
- Jamal Murray posts 20.6 points, 6.4 assists and 3.9 boards per contest.
- Murray is averaging 20.6 points in the 2023-24 season, 1.9 less than Wednesday’s over/under.
- He has had a points prop in 45 games this season, and has hit the over 16 times.
- The Kings are eighth in the NBA in points scored (118.5 per game) and 23rd in points conceded (117.9).
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Malik Monk Rebounds Prop: Under 2.5
- Malik Monk gets the Kings 15.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game while delivering 0.6 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
- He has pulled down 2.7 rebounds per game, 0.2 higher than his prop bet on Wednesday.
- He’s finished over his set total for rebounds in 19 of 46 games with a prop so far this season.
- With 44.4 boards per game, the Nuggets rank eighth in the NBA. They give up 42.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks sixth in the league.
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