The 39-22 Denver Nuggets will travel on a back to back when they face a rested Sacramento Kings in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time from Sacramento is scheduled for 10PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The odds from this NBA game have the road team Denver Nuggets favored by -4 1/2 points with an over under line of 221 ½ points. Early money from the bettors have come on the over as the game opened at 221 points.
The teams have met twice this season with Denver winning and covering the point spread in both games. One was held in Denver and one in Sacramento. Each game played over the total.
Denver has a road record of 13-19 on the season. They notch their fifth straight win following a 104-88 home win against the Atlanta Hawks as a -9 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 212 points. Denver caught the Hawks in an ideal spot as Atlanta was on a back to back and closing out a six game west coast trip. The Nuggets outscored the travel weary Hawks in the final period by a 23-15 margin in victory. The team shoots 53.5% from the floor and made 5 of 15 from three. They pulled down 13 more rebounds than the Hawks. Corey Brewer off the bench had 22 point and four rebounds on 11 of 20 shooting in the Denver win. Offensively the Nuggets are in the top four in the NBA in two key areas which are points per game and field goal percentage. They average 105.5 points a game with 47.5% shooting.
The Kings are 15-13 straight up on their home court. They return home off a six game east coast trip and defeat the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday night 119-83 as a -7 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 209 points. Sacramento shot 46.7% from the floor and made 13 of 33 from three point distance. The Kings crushed the Bobcats on the glass by a 60-31 margin and held Charlotte to 36.4% shooting. John Salmons had 22 points on 6 of 13 shooting in the win. The Kings are near the bottom of the standings because of horrid defensive play. They are 30th and last in the NBA in points allowed as they give up 104.9 points a game. Sacramento is 29th and second to last in opponents field goal shooting as teams connect on 47.1% of their shots against them.
