Nuggets-Jazz Preview

The Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz will meet on the court at EnergySolutions Arena on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Jazz listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Nuggets, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Allen Iverson dropped a game-high 33 points in leading the Nuggets to a 114-105 upset win over Golden State last time out, as 4.5-point road underdogs. The 219 points went UNDER the posted total of 197.

Carmelo Anthony had 25 points for the Nuggets and J.R. Smith added 24 in the win.

The Jazz lost a hard-fought 97-94 decision to the Mavericks last time out, as 5-point road underdogs. The combined score fell UNDER the night's posted total of 198.5.

Mehmet Okur added 19 points and hauled down 14 boards in a double-double performance in the loss.

Current streak:
Denver has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Denver: 48-31 SU, 42-37 ATS
Utah: 52-27 SU, 44-35 ATS

Denver most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing Golden State are 4-6
After a win are 7-3

Utah most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 7-3
After playing Dallas are 3-7
After a loss are 10-0

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games when playing on the road against Utah
Denver is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Denver is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Utah is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Utah is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games when playing Denver

Next up:
Denver home to Houston, Sunday, April 13
Utah home to Houston, Monday, April 14

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