The Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets will meet in a 2024 NBA Cup matchup on Friday night. Both teams are 1-1 in Cup play and trail Group C leader Golden State by one game. The Mavericks (8-7), tied for second in the Southwest Division, are 2-4 on the road this season. The Nuggets (8-5), second in the Northwest Division, are 5-2 on their home court. Denver power forward Aaron Gordon (calf) is out and could miss multiple weeks, while Nikola Jokic (personal) is a game-time decision. Dallas will be without point guard Luka Doncic (wrist).

Tip-off from Ball Arena in Denver is set for 10 p.m. ET. The Mavericks lead the all-time regular-season series 97-93, but the Nuggets earned a 122-120 win on Nov. 10 in Denver. The Nuggets are 4.5-point favorites in the latest Mavericks vs. Nuggets odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is set at 229.5. The Nuggets are -200 favorites (risk $200 to win $100) on the money line, while Dallas is at +168 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

Before you make any Mavericks vs. Nuggets picks, you NEED to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons. The model enters Week 5 of the 2024-25 NBA season on a sizzling 109-74 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning more than $3,000. Anyone following has seen HUGE returns!

The model has simulated Mavericks vs. Nuggets 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 60% of the time!

Who wins Mavericks vs. Nuggets, and which side of the spread hits well over 60% of the time? ... Join SportsLine right now to find out which side of the spread you should be all over, all from the model on a 106-70 roll on top-rated NBA picks!