{"id":315409,"date":"2024-12-16T12:08:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T17:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=315409"},"modified":"2024-12-16T12:08:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T17:08:03","slug":"nuggets-vs-kings-prop-picks-december-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nuggets-vs-kings-prop-picks-december-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuggets vs. Kings prop picks Dec. 16: Bet on overs for Nikola Jokic, Domantas Sabonis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For tonight&#8217;s matchup between the Denver Nuggets and the Sacramento Kings, I&#8217;ve got my eyes on a pair of star centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Nikola Jokic isn&#8217;t just a bruiser inside, and his 3s prop is worth a look on Monday \u2014 even with extra juice. As for the Kings, look for Domantas Sabonis to make an impact as a passer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Nuggets vs. Kings prop picks for Dec. 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nuggets vs. Kings prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/basketball\/competitions\/10240\">NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Sabonis over 5.5 assists (+110)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sabonis is on a career-high scoring pace (21.3 PPG), which has caused his assist numbers to dip a bit this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But going over 5.5 assists is still in play for the ninth-year centre on any given night, and I view the Nuggets as one of the best possible matchups to make that happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Denver has allowed the most assists per game among NBA teams this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sabonis has 7+ assists vs. Denver in four straight matchups (since December 2023).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sabonis is averaging 6.0 assists, so he&#8217;s still on the right side of this number on an average night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s nowhere near his assist volume of the past two years, mind you \u2014 7.7 APG from 2022-24 \u2014 but it&#8217;s still solid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, Sabonis has typically been more of a pass-first, shoot-second guy when facing Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets. In his past five matchups against Denver, Sabonis has averaged just 16.2 PPG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jokic, a fellow centre, has about 40 pounds on Sabonis. I can see how it&#8217;d be easier to dish to an outlet as opposed to trying to bully through a much bigger player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Sabonis has cashed this bet in 13 of 24 games this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jokic over 1.5 threes (-167):<\/strong> This is definitely more juice than I&#8217;d prefer to put up with for a straight wager. But I have to give Jokic his flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The big man has cashed this bet in 10 of his past 11 games, shooting 50.0% from 3-point range on just 4.5 attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That type of efficiency doesn&#8217;t feel sustainable though, right? And it probably isn&#8217;t over the course of a full season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what if I told you Jokic has been even <em>more<\/em> efficient over Denver&#8217;s full slate of games so far? He&#8217;s shooting 51.2% from deep since opening night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other compelling piece is the matchup, as the Kings allow the second-highest 3PT% (37.7) and the second-most made 3s per game (15.0).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 12:00 p.m. ET 12\/16\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For tonight&#8217;s matchup between the Denver Nuggets and the Sacramento Kings, I&#8217;ve got my eyes on a pair of star centres. The pregame narrative: Nikola Jokic isn&#8217;t just a bruiser inside, and his 3s prop is worth a look on Monday \u2014 even with extra juice. As for the Kings, look for Domantas Sabonis to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":315367,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[452,62],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-315409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-com","category-nba","tag-nba-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nuggets vs. Kings prop picks: Dec. 16 | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Nuggets vs. Kings prop picks for Dec. 16. 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