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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 Monday when they battle at Ball Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -5-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total opened at 237.
Denver lost its last outing, a 118-117 result against the Thunder on December 16. The Nuggets failed to cover in that game as a -5-point favorite, while the 235 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Mavericks were a 131-120 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Trail Blazers. They covered the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (251) made winners of OVER bettors.
Dallas:
Team record: 16-9 SU,14-11 ATS
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games
Denver:
Team record: 17-10 SU,11-15-1 ATS
Denver is 6-12-1 ATS in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 6 games
Denver is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Dallas home to Los Angeles Wednesday, December 20
Denver at Toronto Wednesday, December 20