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Denver Nuggets @ Dallas Mavericks

Any-day matchup · ratings as of Oct 30, 7:50 PM ET

DAL

Our pick

DALDallas Mavericks

53% to win

A probability, not a promise. A 53% pick still loses about 5 times in 10.

AZMango model

DEN 47%DAL 53%

No market price for this matchup yet, so there is nothing to compare against.

Advantages Why Mavericks can win

Home court: the Mavericks play at home, worth about 2 points in today's NBA.
Simulation: the Mavericks win 5,310 of 10,000 simulated games.
Relative strength: the Mavericks rank 13th of 30 in ball security (turnovers per 100 possessions) (14.0).
Relative strength: the Mavericks rank 13th of 30 in getting to the line (free throws per shot) (0.21).
Relative strength: the Mavericks rank 16th of 30 in defensive rebounding (share of misses) (73.9%).

Disadvantages Why Mavericks may not

Net rating (points per 100 possessions): Nuggets 7th (+4.1), Mavericks 23rd (-4.8).
The Nuggets' offense (118.2 points per 100 possessions, 1st in the NBA) meets a Mavericks defense that ranks 20th.
The Nuggets' shooting (56.9% eFG%, 2nd in the NBA) meets a Mavericks defense that ranks 17th.
Upset odds: the Nuggets win 4,690 of 10,000 simulations (47%). A 53% pick still loses about 5 times in 10.
Three-point shooting: Nuggets 1st (38.8%), Mavericks 26th (34.4%).

The line and our numbers

	Market	AZMango
Spread	No line yet	DAL -1.1
Total points	n/a	231.6
Win chance	DEN n/a · DAL n/a	DEN 47% · DAL 53%
Fair moneyline		DEN +113 · DAL -113

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10,000 simulated games, possession by possession

Typical score: Mavericks 117, Nuggets 116.
80% of simulations land between Nuggets by 16 and Mavericks by 18.

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Side by side

DEN		DAL
2-2	Record	3-2
+4.1 7	Net rating	-4.8 23
118.2 1	Offensive rating	108.7 26
114.1 21	Defensive rating	113.5 20
56.9% 2	Effective FG%	52.9% 25
54.1% 13	Opponent eFG%	54.5% 17
12.7 3	Turnovers per 100	14.0 13
23.3% 28	Offensive rebound %	23.4% 25
38.8% 1	3-point %	34.4% 26
102.1 20	Pace	105.0 4

Small numbers are league ranks (1 = best of 30; pace 1 = fastest). Ratings are points per 100 possessions (2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons).

Last 5 meetings

Date	Season	Score	Winner
2026-03-25	2025-26	DAL 135 @ DEN 142	DEN
2026-01-14	2025-26	DEN 118 @ DAL 109	DEN
2025-12-23	2025-26	DEN 130 @ DAL 131	DAL
2025-12-01	2025-26	DAL 131 @ DEN 121	DAL
2025-01-14	2024-25	DEN 118 @ DAL 99	DEN

No betting line exists for a game that isn't scheduled, so this uses our own power ratings (in the backtest they pick about 66% of winners, against about 68% for the closing line), with both teams at full strength.

Basis: power ratings only (no betting line yet). 10,000 simulated games, checked against a walk-forward backtest of 10,227 NBA games since 2018-19. Model version 1. How it works

Player matchups

DEN

Nikola Jokic C

27.2 pts, 12.8 reb, 10.5 ast in 35.3 min, 55% FG

vs a defense ranked 20 of 30 (opponent eFG% 54.5%)

DEN

Jamal Murray G

25.1 pts, 4.5 reb, 7 ast in 35.8 min, 47% FG

vs a defense ranked 20 of 30 (opponent eFG% 54.5%)

DEN

Aaron Gordon F

15.5 pts, 5.8 reb, 2.6 ast in 28.2 min, 48% FG

vs a defense ranked 20 of 30 (opponent eFG% 54.5%)

DAL

Cooper Flagg F

21.3 pts, 6.6 reb, 4.6 ast in 33.4 min, 47% FG

vs a defense ranked 21 of 30 (opponent eFG% 54.1%)

DAL

Kyrie Irving G

18 pts, 3.2 reb, 3.8 ast in 27.2 min, 49% FG

vs a defense ranked 21 of 30 (opponent eFG% 54.1%)

DAL

Naji Marshall F

15.2 pts, 4.6 reb, 3.4 ast in 29.4 min, 51% FG

vs a defense ranked 21 of 30 (opponent eFG% 54.1%)

Per-game averages, 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons. Ordered by Game Score.

Last time they met

The Nuggets beat the Mavericks 142-135 at home (2026-03-25). The difference: they shot 67% effective field goal percentage to 56% and they made 19 threes to 12, a 21-point swing. Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 53 points.