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Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz meet at Delta Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -6.5-point favorites versus the Jazz, while the game's total opened at 238.
Utah won its last outing, a 132-116 result against the Bucks on January 08. The Jazz covered in that game as a +8-point underdog, while the 248 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Denver was a 131-114 winner at home against the Pistons. They covered the -15.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (245) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Denver:
Team record: 26-12 SU,17-20-1 ATS
Denver is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 6 games
Denver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Utah:
Team record: 18-20 SU,22-16 ATS
Utah is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Utah is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 7 games
Next up:
Denver home to New Orleans Friday, January 12
Utah home to Toronto Friday, January 12