Denver Nuggets vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction and Betting Pick. Denver Nuggets host Dallas Mavericks as -2 favorites with a 212 line at 9.00 PM ET on Friday, April 10 2015. Home team won seven of eight last meetings, and the most recent meeting was in Dallas. Mavericks won 97-89, and the -8 spread was a push as the game went under 215.5.
Denver Nuggets have nothing to play for, they can’t make the playoffs.
Dallas Mavericks are certain to be #7 in the West but need to use the remainder of the season to try and play better basketball. They did beat the Suns 107-104 but lost six of eight before that. Rajon Rondo can’t blend in with the team, and the chemistry issues are troubling the Mavericks without a solution in sight.
Tale of the Tape
Denver Record: 29-49 (18-21 Home)
Denver Against the Spread: 33-42 (16-21 Home)
Denver Last 10: 3-7 (4-6 ATS)
Dallas Record: 47-31 (21-17 Road)
Dallas Against the Spread: 33-43 (18-20 Road)
Dallas Last 10: 4-6 (2-8 ATS)
Denver and Dallas Team News
Denver are without forward Darrell Arthur for six games now, and guard Jameer Nelson is questionable after missing one game with a hip injury. For Dallas, Chandler Parsons is out for two games now and will miss this one as well. He’s averaging 15.7 PPG.
Nuggets vs Mavericks Lineups
Nuggets: Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Kenneth Faried, Randy Foye, Ty Lawson.
Mavericks: Richard Jefferson, Dirk Nowitzki, Tyson Chandler, Monta Ellis, Rajon Rondo.
Denver Nuggets vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction. Denver may have nothing to play for but would still enjoy beating the Mavs to prove a point. The Mavericks are in bad shape and while they score 40+ in one quarter, they’re totally unreliable. Nuggets vs Mavericks Betting Pick: Nuggets -2. Nuggets vs Mavericks Predicted Score: 109-104