Nuggets at Mavericks NBA Picks - March 29th, 2010

Nuggets at Mavericks NBA Picks - March 29th, 2010: Second place in the Western Conference is on the line tonight as the Denver Nuggets take on the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Arena in the Lone Star State. The game is scheduled to tip off at 8:30pm ET and will be broadcast live on NBA TV. SBGglobal.com has Dallas listed as a -5.5 against the spread home favorite in their Nuggets at Mavericks - NBA Picks - March 29th, 2010; the game total is set at 211.

Dallas comes into this evening's game in second place in the Western Conference standings with a 48-26 record. The Mavericks have stumbled a bit of late, going 6-4 in their last 10, which has allowed the Nuggets and Jazz to draw within a half game of them with just eight games left in the regular season.

Dallas has even experienced recent trouble at the American Airlines Arena, where it is 25-11 on the year. The Mavs are 2-2 in their last four home games with ugly losses to New York (94-128) and Boston (93-102). 

Dallas, which won its last game 111-90 at Golden State (40 points from rookie guard Rodrigue Beaubois), is 1-1 against the Nuggets this season, beating Denver 104-96 at the Pepsi Center in December before losing there 91-127 in early February. The Mavericks are a paltry 2-8, both straight up and against the spread, in their last 10 meetings with the Nuggets.

Denver has not exactly been playing its best basketball of late either, as the Nuggets are a mere 3-5 in their last eight games. On their current five game road swing, which concludes tonight in Dallas, the Nuggets are 1-3, losing by an average of 8.3 points per game.

Denver fell yesterday in Orlando 97-103, despite a 26 point, eight rebound effort from Carmelo Anthony. The Nuggets, which are 18-20 on the road this year, are now tied with the Jazz for first place in the Northwest Division standings. 

NBA Picks Betting Trend: Dallas is 1-9 against the spread (5-5 straight up) in its last 10 games as a home favorite with a spread between 4 and 7.5. The Under is 8-2 in Denver's last 10 games as a road dog with a spread between 4 and 7.5.

SBGglobal.com Nuggets at Mavericks NBA Picks - March 29th, 2010:

Denver Nuggets +5.5 (-110), Over 211 (-110), +190 (Moneyline)

Dallas Mavericks -5.5 (-110), Under 211 (-110), -230 (Moneyline)

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