The Dallas Mavericks will hit the road to face the Denver Nuggets from NBA action for Saturday night. <br /> <br />Tip time from Denver is set for 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV. <br /> <br />The college football wagering odds have the home team Denver Nuggets favored by –5 points with a total lined at 215 1/2 points. <br /> <br />Dallas has won four straight to move to 9-4 on the season following a 103-93 home victory on Friday to the Utah Jazz as a -10 ½ point favorite. The total came in at under 202 ½ points. The Mavericks went up 58-34 at the half. <br /> <br />The Mavs shot 50.7% from the floor and made 7 of 17 from three. The team had ten more rebounds than Utah. Monta Ellis had 26 points and 6 assists on 8 of 19 shooting. On defense Dallas gave up 50% shooting to Utah with 7 of 20 from three point distance. <br /> <br />Denver moved to 5-6 on the year after a 97-87 home victory on Thursday to the Chicago Bulls as a +1 point underdog. The game total came in at under 199 points. <br /> <br />The Nuggets shot 45.2% from the floor and hit on 9 of 21 from three. Jordan Hamilton led the team with 17 points and six boards on 6 of 12 shooting. The Nuggets defense held Chicago to just 38.8% shooting with 3 of 10 coming from beyond the arc.
