Mavericks-Nuggets Lines Preview

The Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Pepsi Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Nuggets listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Nuggets defeated the Mavericks 109-95 as a 7-point home favorite in Game 1 on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (208.5). Nene Hilario scored 24 points for Denver and Carmelo Anthony added 23 points in the win. Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks with 28 points and 10 rebounds, while Jason Kidd and Josh Howard each scored 15 points. Team records: Dallas: 50-32 SU, 40-42 ATS Denver: 54-28 SU, 45-36-1 ATS Dallas most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Denver are 8-2 After playing Denver are 6-4 After a loss are 8-2 Denver most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Dallas are 6-4 After playing Dallas are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Denver Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games Dallas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Denver Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Denver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home Denver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas Next up: Dallas home to Denver, Saturday, May 9 Denver at Dallas, Saturday, May 9