NBA Betting:Dallas Mavericks vs. Denver Nuggets – Prediction and Pick
On Thursday, February 10, 2011 the Denver Nuggets take on the Dallas Mavericks at the Pepsi Center in Denver Colorado. Denver enters with a record of 30-22 and are 21-7 at home. The are winners of six of their last ten games and lost their last game. The are from the Northwest Division are in 3rd place. Dallas is 16-7 on the road and are 36-15 overall. The have won nine games in a row. they are in second place in the Southwest Division. Let’s preview each team and than make a prediction and check the odds for the game.
Denver is a prolific scoring team and lead the NBA with a 107.6 points per game and the opponents score 104 per game. From the field they shoot 46% and 78% from the charity stripe, They average 41 rebounds per game and allow their opponents to grab 42 per game. Carmelo Anthony leads them in scoring ar 24.1 points per game and rebound at a 7.8 clip. Chauncey Billups hands out over 5 assists per game and JR Smith gets a steal per game. Nene has a 64% shooting percentage and blocks a shot per game. In ther last game Ty Lawson came off the bench and scored 19 points.
Dallas is led in scoring by Dirk Nowitzki with a 23.1 scoring and a 52.6% field goal accuracy. Jason Kidd passes out 8.4 assists per game and makes 1.7 steals per game. Tyson Chandler ties up the middle of the lane with 9.6 rebounds per game and he makes 1.2 blocks on a average.They average as a team 97 points per game and give away 94 points. They are decent at 46% field goal shooting and very good from the free throw line at 78%. They rebound evenly with their opponents at 41 for each team per game. Peja Stojakovic can shoot from 3-point range and in the last game Jason Terry chipped in with 23 points off the bench.
These teams have some similar attributes to make it a close game. With the game in Denver it benefits them but Dallas has been putting everyone away recently. Neither team rebounds very well but the offense will be moving the ball towards the basket for this one.
We really like the way Dallas is playing right now, but Denver seems too tough at home. The Denver Nuggets are -3 coming into the game. We are going to go with our gut, and pick the Denver Nuggets -3 tonight at home over the Dallas Mavericks. To get in on the action and learn more about basketball betting click here.
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