Free NBA Picks Today: Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets 11/20/22

Free NBA Picks Today: Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets 11/20/22
Sun 20th November 2022

The Denver Nuggets (9-6, 5-5 Away), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, travel to face the Dallas Mavericks (9-6, 8-2 Home) on Sunday. The teams meet for their second successive game against each other. Dallas blew out Denver 127-99 at American Airlines Center on Friday, their third consecutive head-to-head win.

Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with a triple double, totaling 33 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists. Bruce Brown had 18 points and seven assists in defeat. The Nuggets are third in the Western Conference, one game behind the Portland Trail Blazers. The Mavericks are the seventh seed in the Western Conference.

The Mavericks’ win on Friday was the only prior meeting between the teams this season. The Nuggets have been led this season by Nikola Jokic, who is averaging 20.8 points per game, best in the NBA. Jokic also is contributing 9.5 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game, placing him first and first in the NBA, respectively.

Doncic’s 34.3 points per game have powered the Mavs on offense. He has the top scoring average in the NBA. Doncic has also tallied 9.1 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game, for which he ranks first and first in the league, respectively.

The Nuggets rank as one of the top scoring offenses in the NBA, fifth-best with 114.9 points per game. The Mavericks have had the advantage in the last 10 matchups between the teams at American Airlines Center, winning six.

In the last 10 games, Denver is 6-4 with an average margin of +2.4 (115.2-112.8). Dallas has a 7-3 record over the last 10, scoring 105.5 points per game on average while holding opponents to 102.9 (+2.6 margin).

NUGGETS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Rebounds per game:
Aaron Gordon: 9.3 | 6.8 | +2.5
Nikola Jokic: 6.0 | 9.5 | -3.5

MAVERICKS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Maxi Kleber: 5.0 | 8.9 | -3.9
Points per game:
Christian Wood: 22.0 | 17.5 | +4.5

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

Dallas Mavericks -10.5 (-105)

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