The Denver Nuggets (41-18) face the Cleveland Cavaliers (38-23) on Thursday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Nuggets vs. Cavaliers odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
The Nuggets defeated the Dallas Mavericks 118-109 as 6.5-point home favorites the Wednesday before the All-Star break. Denver owns the best record in the Western Conference and is 5 games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Cavaliers lost 118-112 as 2-point road underdogs to the Philadelphia 76ers last Wednesday. Cleveland has still won 8 of its last 10 games and is the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Denver won the 1st' meeting with Cleveland on Jan. 6, covering as 5.5-point home favorites in a 121-108 victory where the 221.5 Over connected.