NBA Odds: Mavericks vs Nuggets – NBA Picks

The 2nd place (Southwest) Dallas Mavericks will look to win their 11th straight game in NBA odds when they travel to take on the 3rd place (Northwest) Denver Nuggets on Thursday evening at 10:30pm EST. The Mavericks vs Nuggets will tip-off from the Pepsi Center on TNT basketball following the Lakers vs Celtics match-up that is scheduled to start at 8:00pm EST. Online sportsbooks have opened with the Nuggets -3 favorites in NBA picks at home vs the Mavericks with an over/under total of 210.5.

Bookmakers also favor Denver -150 in money line NBA odds vs Dallas +130 for Thursday’s game on TNT. The Mavericks have been on a tear since losing to the Chicago Bulls back in January having won ten straight games for the longest active winning streak in the league. Dallas started a three game road trip on Wednesday evening with a 102-100 victory vs the Sacramento Kings. The Mavericks will play at the Nuggets tonight and at the Houston Rockets on Saturday before finally playing at home vs the Kings next Wednesday. Although Dallas defeated Sacramento by 2-points, they failed to cover the 5-point spread as road betting favorites in NBA picks to go 37-15 on the season and 26-24-2 ATS.

The Nuggets haven’t had as much luck in NBA betting lately having lost two straight games to the Rockets (103-108) on Monday and the Golden State Warriors (114-116) on Wednesday. Denver lost a close one on the road vs the Warriors but were able to cover the 3-point spread as underdogs in NBA odds to go 30-23 on the season and 22-28-3 ATS. Carmelo Anthony continues to scorch the net after dropping 50-points on the Rockets and had 29-points vs the Warriors. Frustrations are starting to mount as Anthony was verbally frustrated after the loss to Golden State as Denver had the chance to tie the game with 8-seconds left but instead choose not to call a time out which resulted in a Nene miss.

NBA Picks: Denver Nuggets -3