Mavericks vs Nuggets odds – Nuggets offense will be Mavericks downfall in Game 5
When online sports betting handicappers were making their NBA picks, they didn’t expect the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks series to be so one sided. Even though the Mavericks were robbed of a potential win on Saturday night, the main story has been their horrible defense against the Nuggets’ unstoppable offense. Now that they’re back on their own home court, people making their NBA picks should expect the series to end in Game 5.
NBA picks: Mavericks have no answers for Nuggets’ high-flying offense
- Nuggets an eight-point favorite on Wednesday night
- Nuggets have averaged 112.5 points per game in the series
- Mavericks forward Josh Howard is playing on two sprained ankles
Many people making their NBA picks thought that the series between the Nuggets and Mavericks would be tied at 2-2 heading back to Denver and, in all fairness, without the missed foul on Saturday night, the Mavericks might have been able to even this series up. But the reality is that the Nuggets are up 3-1 in a very comfortable position to close out the series.
The Nuggets will be popular for NBA picks on Wednesday, and the logic in that is simple. In the two games played in Denver so far in this series, the Nuggets have won by an average of 13 points. In the two games played in Denver, the Nuggets earned a split as both games were decided by a combined three points. NBA betting picks handicappers know that this is an ominous sign for the Dallas Mavericks. Clearly, the Mavericks can’t compete on the road in Denver, and they can barely even protect their own home court.
The main issue for the Mavericks has been Denver’s high-flying offense. They simply have no answers, which is why they are the longest shot for the Championship according to handicapping experts. The Nuggets have shot below 48% from the field in just one of the four games in this series while making at least 25 free throws in every single game. The Nuggets have had an astounding 40 free throw attempts per game in this series, which is simply unacceptable from the Mavericks perspective.
Back in front of their home crowd at the Pepsi Center - where the Nuggets were 33-8 this season - those making their NBA picks should bet on the series ending in Game 5.
Craig Parsons’ Pick: Nuggets -8
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Craig Parsons is an avid sports fan, but his true love has always been basketball. Too short to realize his dream of playing in the NBA, he did the next best thing: sports betting and covering basketball for a living. Thoughts or questions? Email Comments@BetOnline.com.
