Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is the site where the Denver Nuggets (11-3) will take on the Sacramento Kings (3-12) on Saturday.

The Kings faced the Thunder and took a loss by a final of 113-99 in their last contest. Sacramento ended having earned a 44.2% FG percentage (38 of 86) and knocked down 8 of their 28 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Kings made 15 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 65.2%. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned 45 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 21 assists for the matchup while creating 16 turnovers and having 12 steals. When talking about defense, Sacramento allowed the other team to shoot 46.6% from the field on 41 out of 88 shooting. Oklahoma City distributed 22 assists and had 9 steals for the game. Furthermore, Oklahoma City totaled 45 boards (9 offensive, 36 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Oklahoma City finished the game at 91.3% from the free throw line by burying 21 of their 23 tries. They converted 10 out of their 38 attempts from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Kings ended up finishing with 22 while the Thunder recorded 21 personal fouls.

Dennis Schroder is one player who was a factor for the matchup. Schroder finished the contest at 42.9% from the field and recorded 3 assists. He played for 32 mins played and grabbed 5 boards. He scored 21 points on 9 of 21 shooting.

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Sacramento will enter this matchup with a mark of 3-12 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 14.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.6 fouls per contest. As a team, Sacramento is collecting 39.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 390 assists on the campaign, which is 17th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are hitting 36.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (172 of 469) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 112.0 pts per contest (24th in the NBA) while going 46.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Kings are able to force 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They are 28th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 434 conceded this year. The Kings defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 50.8% (676 of 1,332) and they relinquish 46.0 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 36.0% on 3-pointers and they are 28th in basketball in PPG allowed (123.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets went home victorious with a score of 125-118 when they faced the Pelicans. In reference to rebounding, Denver permitted New Orleans to grab 44 in total (17 offensive). They finished shooting 20.6% from distance by shooting 7 of 34 and ended up shooting 23 of 31 at the free throw line (74.2%). The Nuggets permitted the Pelicans to knock down 44 of 98 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 44.9% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets walked away from this one shooting 46 out of 83 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.4%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Denver made 11 of their 31 tries (35.5%). They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.5%. The Pelicans committed 24 fouls for this game which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 20 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Nuggets snagged 32 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the contest.

Peyton Watson pitched in for the Nuggets in the game. Watson scored 32 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for the contest. He buried 13 of 19 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 68.4%, and totaled 12 rebounds.

Denver has a win-loss record of 11-3 for the year. The Nuggets are committing 19.9 personal fouls per contest while shooting 83.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 29.2 times per game (6th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per game. Denver has earned 1,745 pts for the campaign (124.6 per game) and they collect 47.3 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Nuggets are connecting on 50.6% from the floor, which is ranked 2nd in basketball.

The Nuggets defensively are ranked 6th in basketball in PPG given up with 113.1. They are forcing 13.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (6th in the NBA). The Denver defense gives up 31.2% on shots from beyond the arc (168 of 538) and opponents are knocking down 78.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 25.6 assists and 41.1 boards per contest, which is ranked 7th and 5th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento

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