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Dallas Mavericks vs. Denver Nuggets
The Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -1.5-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total opened at 220.5.
The Nuggets were a 122-110 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Jazz. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (232) made winners of OVER bettors.
Dallas won its last outing, a 104-99 result against the Spurs on October 28. The Mavericks failed to cover in that game as a -6.5-point favorite, while the 203 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Dallas:
Team record: 3-1 SU,1-3 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 8 games
Denver:
Team record: 2-2 SU,1-3 ATS
Denver is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Denver is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games
Next up:
Dallas home to Sacramento Sunday, October 31
Denver at Minnesota Saturday, October 30