Basketball rules the sporting world today with tons of games on tap, including the showdown between the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder. There’s also the intriguing matchup of young stars when the Phoenix Suns travel to Colorado to face Nikola Jokic and the rest of the Denver Nuggets. More about these two games below.
Russell Westbrook churned out yet another triple-double Wednesday, getting 27 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 114-105 road win over New Orleans. He’ll look to continue his rampage tonight against a Dallas team that is coming off a 103-95 win over the Knicks also on Wednesday. Dallas was led by Harrison Barnes’ 23 points and Seth Curry’s 20. The Mavs have won five of their last seven outings. Oklahoma City, meanwhile, is 8-2 SU and 5-5 ATS in its last 10 home games versus Dallas.
The Suns have two L’s already against Denver this season and they will look to get the Nuggets this time around when they travel to Pepsi Center later tonight. Phoenix has won its last two road games but took a tumble on Tuesday with a 112-111 home loss to Minnesota. Phoenix, which averages 106.2 PPG this season, is 3-1 ATS in its last four road games. As for the Nuggets, they will be led by big man Nikola Jokic, who has been on fire of late. Jokic has put up 24.8 points on 59.3 percent shooting in his past five games. Denver beat Utah on Tuesday, 103-93 and is now 4-0 SU and ATS in its last four at home.
