Nuggets lost Gordon, who is a very important part both in offense and defense. The team has been struggling in games for a long time, even though the lineup is poorly put together, individual players are not bad and can definitely pull off a win. Denver is also playing back-to-back games, yesterday they had a tough match against Houston, in which both Murray and Jokic played for 40 minutes each. I believe Denver can catch everything when putting it all together.
Over (Ryan Rollins to score 30+ points) @5.000 4/10
Giannis is not here and we can try to catch Rollins over. It is also unclear whether Kuzma will play. The whole game should revolve around Rollins, who not only scored 30+, but also distributed 14 assists in the previous match. It may be harder to get assists today, but someone will have to collect points and this player, having a breakthrough season, can definitely do it at a high level.
Yesterday, after Gordon suffered an injury, JV directly replaced him and the Nuggets played with two towers on the court. With Gordon out of rotation, JV may have more opportunities and minutes. With Sabonis out, the Kings' front line looks very weak, which again favors JV to have a strong performance. Finally, the Nuggets played against a tough opponent yesterday, so it is likely that Denver will rotate over. All in all, it is a great opportunity for JV to have a good game.
It seems that Westbrook enjoys playing against his former team, as this season he collected a double-double twice against the Nuggets, with only one of them being a second double-double under the rim and the other one while driving. This season, if Westbrook starts the game on the bench (which I am expecting in this match), the double-double percentage is 50%. If Kings can maintain their performance until the start of the fourth quarter, I believe Westbrook will once again put up good numbers.
Although I have burned out with him many times this season, I still have the last drop for him. Although it may not be smart to play on his total in a team where there are DeRozan and Lavine, I still think that finally he will have a better start, because often my first three shots fly past and then I limit myself with shooting to the basket. Nuggets is a dynamic team, so there should be opportunities to also hit the over on shots. There is always a chance that the same Russell will start to get angry, as he doesn't like to lose and as time goes by, frustration starts to build up, even though he is an experienced player, his desire has not disappeared.
Even though there is a limited amount of minutes for Jonas, we can still expect an over here. The Kings look very weak, especially after Domas was knocked out, their offensive effectiveness decreased significantly, and their defensive problems persist no matter how much Domas was exploited. Overall, the team is lacking in balance among all the ball hogs, and I believe the Nuggets should be able to dominate them and for this reason, I hope Jonas will be able to gather more over, as he is capable of doing, especially when the Kings have problems with big players in general.
Although it is not easy to play the second game in a row for older basketball players after trips, when the team Wizzards is so depleted, it is quite an attractive bet for CJ, who plays an average of 30 minutes and on a good day, can easily throw those shots, has a good handle and is one of the main players on this team. The key thing is that the Bulls should not run too far away, so as not to spare their veteran, and I think a decent number of points is possible for this basketball player.
Nevezis looks very decent this season, especially at home. They have been on a winning streak, with 5 consecutive victories over other teams in the Lithuanian Basketball League. Even though they will face Juventus, who seem to be struggling, I wouldn't classify them as favorites as the chances seem to be 50/50. Therefore, I believe it is worth betting on the Kedainiai team due to their coefficient.