Both teams are fairly unpredictable. Dallas has not been elite on the road (15-19), but Mavs could play enough defense to stop Denver, which doesn’t play any defense. Dallas could play poorly and just get run over by Denver and its extremely high scoring offense, with Denver at home (28-7). The edge is going to Denver, but the Mavs could keep it close. Note: Since the J. Kidd trade, the Mavs are 0-8 against +.500 teams (ouch) Denver will set the pace, and this should be a high scoring games. Mav road games of late have mimicked the style of the team they are visiting and Denver is known for inflating scores, however since Dirk is out of the game the Mavs will have problems keeping up with the Denver scoring machine. I didn’t like the way the Mavs played the Clippers the other night without Dirk, and I am going to go with Denver on Thursday at -7.5 -110
Like you said DL, the Mavs are 0-8 since acquiring Kidd, and that's when Dirk was in the lineup. Now that he's out, I don't see them beating the +.500 opponents. Denver is fighting for a playoff spot and this is a big game for them. They need to take advantage of Nowitzki's absence and just run this team out of the building. Winning this game will allow them to gain one full game on them, so I'm going with the Nuggets.
Last edited by The_Kid; 03-26-08 at 11:19 PM.
Reason: More analysis
Didn't see this until now but I already posted that I would be on Denver and the over. The Nuggets will run as usual and I don't see the Mavs being able to keep up with Denvers style of play.
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