THE Denver Nuggets (47-20) faces the Dallas Mavericks (38-29) Sunday with tipoff from the American Airlines Center scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sports Betting lines around the Nuggets vs. Mavericks odds and make sure our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Seasonal series: the Nuggets lead 2-0
The Nuggets have won 5 in a row and 9 of 10. They took care of the San Antonio Spurs 117-106 on Friday and covered their spread by 10.5 points. VS Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, which seems to be a light line for him. g Jamal Murray nearly achieved a triple-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.
The Mavs fell 126-119 to Oklahoma City on Thursday. They covered as 9.5 point underdogs as G Luka Doncic (ankle) sat down. g Kyrie Irving did all he could with 36 points and 12 dimes. Doncic is questionable for this game, but he was able to practice on Saturday, which is a good sign.
Nuggets alongside the Mavericks
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- Money Line (ML): Nuggets -165 (bet $165 to win $100) | Mavericks +140 (bet $100 to win $140)
- Against the spread (ATS): Nuggets -3.5 (-115) | Mavericks +3.5 (-105)
- More/Less (Y/U): 229.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Nuggets to Mavericks’ main injuries
Nuggets
Nonconformists
- g Luka Doncic (hamstring) questionable
- g Dante Exum (foot) doubtful
- g Josh Green (ankle) out
For the most recent updates: Official NBA Injury Report.
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Nuggets at Mavericks and predictions
Prediction
Nuggets 121, Mavericks 117
Money line
The Nuggets haven’t been to Dallas since November 20, 2022, when they won 98-97. They have won the last 3 meetings in total. The 2 this season were by 130-104 and 125-114.
It’s tough to beat a team 3 times in a season, especially when that game is away, but the Nuggets are on fire right now.
You can play Nuggets if -165 is not out of your price range. I’m going with the spread instead. But I’m going to sprinkle a LUKA DONCIC TRIPLE-DOUBLE (+210). He had a 7-game streak with a broken trip-dub due to an injury in his last game. No one lives up to his trip-dub swag except Jokic. He will put on a show.
Against the spread
Take the NUGGETS -3.5 (-115) here. They are 7-3 ATS in the last 10 games and have won and covered every meeting against Dallas this season.
More less
The Mavs are 6-4 O/U over the last 10, and the Nuggets are 4-6. The Over is 1-1 in their 2 matchups, and that’s the smallest total – probably because the books aren’t certain Doncic will play. I expect him to, so let’s enjoy it. Dallas still lost 119 and 109 mainly without Luka in the last 2 games.
Take the OVER 229.5 (-110).
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