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Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz
The Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz will meet on the court at Delta Center on Monday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -8.5-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 238.5.
In their last action, Utah was a 114-111 loser at home against the 76ers. They covered the +7.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (225) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Denver won its last outing, a 134-121 result against the Pistons on December 28. The Nuggets covered in that game as a -6-point favorite, while the 255 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Denver:
Team record: 17-13 SU,12-17-1 ATS
Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Denver is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games
Utah:
Team record: 7-23 SU,15-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Utah is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Utah's last 10 games
Next up:
Denver home to Atlanta Wednesday, January 1
Utah at New York Wednesday, January 1