Nuggets at Mavericks: Prediction, point spread, odds, over/under, betting picks
Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets travel to Dallas to take on Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, moneyline odds and over-under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet on BetMGM.
The game tips off at 8:30 p.m. ET and can be seen on Fox Sports Southwest and Altitude TV.
The Nuggets (9-7) have won three consecutive games after sweeping a two-game series in Phoenix and are in the middle of a five-game road swing. The Mavericks (8-8) were blown out by the Rockets on Saturday, 133-108, and will still be missing several key players. Dorian Finney-Smith, Maxi Kleber, Dwight Powell and Josh Richardson are all out.
The lines, courtesy of BetMGM
Point spread: Nuggets -1.5
Money line: Nuggets -125 / Mavericks +105
Over-under: 222.5
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Advice and prediction
The Mavericks and Nuggets have met once this season, and Luka Doncic dropped 38 points in a 124-117 overtime win in Denver. The Mavericks have Kristaps Porzingis back the lineup but are missing three starters from that team that beat the Nuggets. I’d expect this to be a close, high-scoring game, but the Nuggets seem to be turning a corner and resembling the team that was a force in the bubble.
Take Nuggets -1.5, but the best bet here is on over 222.5. The Mavericks have been allowing 117 points per game over their last six, and the Nuggets rank 25th in defensive rating and are in the bottom half in points allowed.
Prediction: Nuggets 124, Mavericks 119.
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