Who’s playing
Denver Nuggets @Dallas Mavericks
Current records: Denver 47-20, Dallas 38-29
How to watch
- When: Sunday March 17, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET
- Or: American Airlines Center – Dallas, Texas
- TV: ABC
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $78.00
What there is to know
The Mavericks will be in front of their home fans on Sunday, but a look at the seeding shows they might need that home-court advantage. They will face the Denver Nuggets on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET. The Mavericks might want some stickum for this game as the team allowed 19 turnovers on Thursday.
After a four-game winning streak, the Mavericks’ good fortune finally ran out. They took a 126-119 hit in the loss column to Oklahoma City.
The Mavericks might have lost, but man, Kyrie Irving was a machine: he shot 4 of 7 from deep and had a double-double with 36 points and 12 assists. Another player who made the difference was Tim Hardaway Jr., who shot 5 of 9 from downtown and nearly lost a double-double with 23 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is a little easier when you work as a team to rack up 14 more assists than your opponent, a fact the Nuggets proved on Friday. They came away with a 117-106 victory over San Antonio. This victory was familiar territory for the Nuggets who now have five in a row.
Among those leading the charge was Nikola Jokic, who scored 31 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. He didn’t help the Nuggets’ cause much against the Heat on Wednesday, but the same can’t be said for this game.
Dallas’ loss dropped its record to 38-29. As for Denver, they have performed incredibly well recently as they have won 11 of their last 12 games, giving a nice improvement to their 47-20 record this season.
Sunday’s game is shaping up to be a master class in shooting: the Mavericks simply can’t miss this season, having made 48.4 percent of their shots per game. However, it’s not like the Nuggets (currently ranked fourth in field goal percentage) are struggling in that department as they’ve made 49.7 percent of their shots this season. Given these competing forces, it will be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
While only the Nuggets took care of their fans in their last game, both teams pleased the bettors by covering the spread. Looking ahead, the Nuggets are the favorites as experts expect them to win by four points. Dallas may be worth a quick bet since they have covered the spread the last five times they have played.
Odds
Denver is 4-point favorite against Dallas, according to the latest NBA Odds.
Oddsmakers had a good idea of the line for this one, as the game opened with the Nuggets as 3-point favorites.
The over/under is 229 points.
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History of the series
Dallas and Denver both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- December 18, 2023 – Denver 130 vs. Dallas 104
- November 3, 2023 – Denver 125 vs. Dallas 114
- February 15, 2023 – Denver 118 vs. Dallas 109
- December 6, 2022 – Dallas 116 vs. Denver 115
- November 20, 2022 – Denver 98 vs. Dallas 97
- November 18, 2022 – Dallas 127 vs. Denver 99
- January 3, 2022 – Dallas 103 vs. Denver 89
- November 15, 2021 – Dallas 111 vs. Denver 101
- October 29, 2021 – Denver 106 vs. Dallas 75
- March 13, 2021 – Dallas 116 vs. Denver 103
