NBA
(2/15/23) 9:00 PM Eastern.
Spread: Mavericks / Nuggets
ML: Mavs +155/ Nuggets -175
Total: Over / Under 233.5
The Pick: Over 233.5.
Luka and Kyrie are 0-2 together but putting up big numbers. Scoring 124 of their teams 249 points last 2 games. Defensively they’ve been poor, surrendering 133 and 124. They’ve been one of the worst defenses this year, ranking 22nd in defensive rating at 115.1. The last 2 games they have a rating of 125.4 though. This is an elite Nuggets offense with more than enough firepower to make up for being banged up. Despite no Murray or Gordon, the Nuggets put up 112 at Miami last time out, one of the NBA’s better defensive units. No Aaron Gordon would be a blow to Denver’s average defense too.
For DAL the Over is 5-1 L6, 4-1 L5 road games, 19-9 L28 following a SU loss, and 11-2 L13 vs a team with a winning % over .600. For DEN the Over is 7-2 L9 overall, 4-0 L4 home games, and 4-0 L4 home games vs teams with a losing record.
