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Sacramento Kings (0-0) at Denver Nuggets (0-0)

NBA Basketball: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 9:00 pm (Ball Arena)

The Line: Denver Nuggets -8 -- Over/Under:Click to Get Latest Betting Odds

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets play host to De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings at the Ball Arena on Wednesday night.

The Sacramento Kings will be looking to continue their stockpile of young talent after missing out on the playoffs yet again last season. De’Aaron Fox agreed to a max deal and the Kings drafted Tyrese Haliburton, Robert Woodard III and Jahmi’us Ramsey. In terms of free agency and trades, the Kings also acquired Frank Kaminsky, Hassan Whiteside and Glenn Robinson III while letting go of Kent Bazemore, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Alex Len. The Kings are expected to improve on last season, but they’ll likely miss out on the playoffs again with the Western Conference getting stronger.

Meanwhile, the Denver Nuggets are coming into this season with plenty of confidence after experiencing some success in the playoffs last season. Nikola Jokic led the team with averages of 19.9 points, 9.7 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game, Jamal Murray averaged 18.5 points and 4.8 assists per game while Paul Millsap averaged 11.6 points per game. The Nuggets will need more from Will Barton and Gary Harris who struggled in the bubble and they shipped off Jerami Grant, but they will be eager to see what the newly acquired JaMychal Green can offer.

Looking at the betting trends, the Kings are 0-5-1 ATS in their last six Wednesday games, 20-8 ATS in their last 28 games playing on three or more days rest and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games following an ATS loss. The Nuggets are 4-1-2 ATS in their last seven home games, 1-5 ATS in their last six Wednesday games and 10-4-2 ATS in their last 16 games overall.

Head to head, the over is 5-2 in the last seven meetings overall and the over is 4-0 in the last four meetings in Denver.

The Kings should be able to improve on their play from last season, but they’re still a young team in a crowded Western Conference, so I’m not expecting too much from them. The Nuggets are a different story as they would’ve gained so much from their playoff run in the bubble and they could go to another level as a team if Michael Porter Jr. continues to improve. I think the Nuggets start their season on a high note as they get the win and cover here.

Dec. 14—The Kings are approaching a new NBA season with the usual hopes of ending the league's longest active playoff drought, but oddsmakers project another losing season and the possibility of another coaching change in Sacramento.

Hassan Whiteside is one of the favorites to lead the league in rebounding and blocked shots, but sportsbooks don't reflect much confidence in the Kings or coach Luke Walton. The Kings are expected to win fewer than 30 games and Walton is among the favorites to be the first coach fired during the upcoming 72-game season, according to oddsmakers.

One sportsbook gives the Kings an 11.5% chance of reaching the playoffs. If they fall short for the 15th year in a row, they will tie the Buffalo Braves/San Diego-Los Angeles Clippers for the longest postseason drought in NBA history.

SportsBetting.com released playoff odds and probabilities for all 30 teams. The Kings have +450 odds of making the playoffs and -770 odds of missing the playoffs. The odds imply an 88.5% chance the Kings will not make the playoffs, according to the website, which set Sacramento's over/under for regular season wins at 28.5.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (24.5) is the only Western Conference team projected to win fewer games. Only the Cleveland Cavaliers (22), New York Knicks (22.5) and Detroit Pistons (23.5) are projected to win fewer games in the Eastern Conference.

SportsBetting.ag lists Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks (+200) as the odds-on favorite to be the first coach fired. Pistons coach Dwane Casey is second at +300 followed by Walton at +500. Charlotte Hornets coach James Borrego (+500) and Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford (+500) round out the top five.

Walton's job security has been the subject of speculation since former general manager Vlade Divac resigned in August. Sources told The Sacramento Bee Walton's job was safe going into the 2020-21 season, but new general manager Monte McNair might choose to make a change eventually.

James Harden (+350), John Collins (+400) and Ben Simmons (+450) are most likely to be the first player traded, according to the online sportsbook.

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SportsBetting.com lists early favorites to lead the NBA in scoring (Harden), assists (Trae Young), rebounds (Andre Drummond), blocks (Rudy Gobert) and steals (Simmons). Kings guards De'Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield have 250/1 odds of leading the league in scoring. Fox has 80/1 odds of leading the league in assists and 50/1 odds of leading the league in steals.

Whiteside, who signed a one-year, minimum contract with the Kings, is among the odds-on favorites to lead the NBA in rebounding and blocked shots. He is fourth behind Drummond, Gobert and Giannis Antetokounmpo with 5/1 odds of leading the league in rebounding. He is third behind Gobert and Anthony Davis with 7/2 odds of leading the league in blocked shots.

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Marvin Bagley III and Fox are among the top 20 candidates for the NBA's Most Improved Player award, according to BetOnline.ag. Bagley is tied for the 10th-best odds at 28/1. Fox, who finished third in Most Improved Player voting in 2018-19, is tied for the 14th-best odds at 33/1.