Kings vs Nuggets Game Breakdown

Sacramento Kings

Kings

23W-20L

Sacramento Kings

January 23, 2025

10:00PM EST

Odds: 241.5 o/u

Nuggets

27W-16L

Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets

Get ready to rumble at Ball Arena as the Sacramento Kings and Denver Nuggets gear up to break the first-round playoff snoozefest with a showdown that promises to keep us all on the edge of our seats! Tonight, under the bright lights of a 10:00PM EST tip-off, these two Western conference contenders will battle it out, with the Nuggets looking to cement their lead and the Kings eager to close the gap. With a hefty over/under and both teams coming off exhilarating wins, the stakes are sky-high. So, as the Kings try to conquer the court and the Nuggets aim to strike gold, tonight’s game is set to be nothing less than royal rumble meets gold rush!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 23, 2025 10:00PM EST

Location: Ball Arena, Denver

Vegas Odds

SAC ML DEN ML Over/Under Line
Open +270 -340 239.5 7.5/-7.5
Recent +145 -190 241.5 8.5/-8.5
Difference -125 +150 +2.0

Team Performance

sac Team Logo
LAST 10
9W-1L
AWAY
29W-25L

40.8% Win Probability

den Team Logo
LAST 10
8W-2L
HOME
43W-16L

59.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Final O/U ATS
12/16/24 Denver Nuggets DEN 41 34 21 34 00 130 Over
Sacramento Kings SAC 21 47 35 26 00 129
02/28/24 Sacramento Kings SAC 35 20 17 24 00 96 Under
Denver Nuggets DEN 28 37 35 17 00 117
02/14/24 Sacramento Kings SAC 16 25 30 31 00 102 Under
Denver Nuggets DEN 27 26 21 24 00 98
02/09/24 Denver Nuggets DEN 35 22 29 20 00 106 Under
Sacramento Kings SAC 32 35 39 29 00 135
12/02/23 Denver Nuggets DEN 30 20 28 39 00 117 Under
Sacramento Kings SAC 25 39 24 35 00 123
04/09/23 Sacramento Kings SAC 43 24 14 14 00 95 Under
Denver Nuggets DEN 26 33 24 26 00 109
12/28/22 Denver Nuggets DEN 40 35 30 21 00 126 Over
Sacramento Kings SAC 24 38 32 33 00 127
12/27/22 Denver Nuggets DEN 20 27 32 34 00 113 Under
Sacramento Kings SAC 32 24 27 23 00 106
03/09/22 Denver Nuggets DEN 32 31 17 26 00 106 Under
Sacramento Kings SAC 29 22 26 23 00 100
02/26/22 Sacramento Kings SAC 30 29 26 25 00 110 Under
Denver Nuggets DEN 38 21 26 30 00 115
02/24/22 Denver Nuggets DEN 35 28 29 36 00 128 Under
Sacramento Kings SAC 25 33 29 23 00 110
01/07/22 Sacramento Kings SAC 23 31 31 26 00 111 Under
Denver Nuggets DEN 35 31 30 25 00 121

Kings Vs Over/Under

Nuggets Vs Over/Under

Kings Recent Games

Date vsOpp Result Reb Ast Tov Shots
01/22 @ GSW 123-117W 38 24 8 81
01/19 @ WAS 123-100W 51 28 11 95
01/16 @ HOU 132-127W 44 32 12 98
01/14 vs MIL 115-130L 45 25 9 95
01/12 vs CHI 124-119W 53 33 8 95
01/10 vs BOS 114-97W 56 26 9 102
01/06 @ MIA 123-118W 60 30 15 108
01/03 @ MEM 138-133W 37 32 9 99
01/01 @ PHI 113-107W 45 24 17 84
12/30 @ DAL 110-100W 58 25 15 100

Nuggets Recent Games

Date vsOpp Result Reb Ast Tov Shots
01/21 @ PHI 144-109W 51 39 13 85
01/19 vs ORL 113-100W 57 24 20 77
01/17 vs MIA 133-113W 41 35 5 92
01/15 @ HOU 108-128L 36 22 18 75
01/14 vs DAL 118-99W 51 28 18 83
01/12 vs DAL 112-101W 55 23 13 94
01/10 @ BRO 124-105W 49 34 14 87
01/08 @ LAC 126-103W 45 29 11 89
01/07 @ BOS 106-118L 39 22 16 87
01/04 vs SAS 122-111W 58 32 7 108

Starting Lineups

Kings Notable Injuries

  • Jae Crowder (PF/C): Avg: 5.6pts, 3.0reb, 1.2ast, 21.3 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 1.3
  • Jordan McLaughlin (PG): Avg: 3.0pts, 1.2reb, 1.6ast, 9.8 minutes. Last game: 01/19/25. Impact: 0.7
  • Doug McDermott (SF/PF): Avg: 4.4pts, 0.8reb, 0.8ast, 11.8 minutes. Last game: 01/19/25. Impact: 0.6
  • Isaac Jones (PF/C): Avg: 3.3pts, 1.2reb, 0.2ast, 7.4 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 0.9
  • Colby Jones (SG/SF): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.1reb, 0.5ast, 5.8 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 0.5
  • Isaiah Crawford (PF): Avg: 0.7pts, 1.0reb, 0.0ast, 3.1 minutes. Last game: 01/19/25. Impact: 0.4

Nuggets Notable Injuries

  • Dario Saric (C): Avg: 7.1pts, 4.2reb, 2.2ast, 16.7 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 2.2
  • Zeke Nnaji (C): Avg: 2.6pts, 1.6reb, 0.4ast, 8.0 minutes. Last game: 01/21/25. Impact: 0.3
  • Jalen Pickett (PG/SG): Avg: 1.9pts, 0.6reb, 0.9ast, 5.2 minutes. Last game: 01/21/25. Impact: 0.9
  • PJ Hall (C): Avg: 1.3pts, 0.9reb, 0.3ast, 2.6 minutes. Last game: 01/21/25. Impact: 0.6
  • Trey Alexander (PG/SG): Avg: 0.9pts, 0.4reb, 0.5ast, 4.8 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 0.5

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

Kings Defense vs

Position Pts Reb Ast Overall vs NBA
C #23 #4 #15 #17 1.7%
PF #18 #11 #12 #10 -2.0%
PG #4 #20 #9 #1 -9.4%
SF #9 #16 #22 #16 0.1%
SG #27 #23 #10 #23 4.6%

Nuggets Defense vs

Position Pts Reb Ast Overall vs NBA
C #22 #22 #30 #28 9.0%
PF #6 #1 #14 #4 -8.4%
PG #5 #6 #29 #19 1.2%
SF #8 #3 #24 #10 -2.7%
SG #30 #3 #21 #28 9.1%
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Team Comparison

Team Logo
Points per Game
117.0
122.4
Rebounds per Game
45.4
45.4
Assists per Game
27.7
31.1
Steals per Game
7.9
8.2
Blocks per Game
4.7
4.8
Shots per Game
92.5
89.0
3-Pointers Made per Game
12.9
11.4
2-Pt Percentage per Game
53.9
58.6
3-Pt Percentage per Game
35.7
38.3
Turnovers per Game
11.9
13.8
Fouls per Game
19.6
17.2

Recent Trends

  • Nikola Jokic (C) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 27.0 pts, 13.0 reb, 10.0 ast against PHI
  • Keon Ellis (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.5% to 16.7, 24.4 min average previous 3 games.
  • Peyton Watson (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 42.2% to 15.9, 27.6 min average previous 3 games.
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