Denver Nuggets at New Jersey Nets 2011 NBA Preview, Odds, and Predictions: Forward Carmelo Anthony will lead his Denver Nuggets on the road to the Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Nets on Monday night at 7:00 PM ET on NBA TV. The Nuggets enter the game coming off a loss at 28-19 are 2nd in the Northwest while the Nets have lost 2 consecutive games and come in at 14-34 4th in the Atlantic. The Nets were recently in trade talks to bring Anthony to New Jersey but they broke off when owner Mikhail Prokhorov decided they had stretched out to long and became too expensive.
“I really don’t know what to expect,” Anthony said. “I know me, personally, I’m just looking forward to going there and getting a win.” Denver head coach George Karl expects it to be more. “I expect it to be a pregame intensity to the game, and then I’m sure there will be some antics during the game that will have to be understood and handled,” Karl said. “I would say for most of the time, those things usually motivate my team to play more focused and serious. If we have to play an intense playoff-type style game against a team like New Jersey, I think we’re capable of doing that.” The odds makers at BetUS have the Denver Nuggets a -3 point favorite on the road against the New Jersey Nets.
The Nuggets are coming off a 110-99 loss on the road to the Philadelphia 76ers moving them to 20-24-3 ATS for the season. Point guard Chauncey Billups led the Nuggets with 27 points 3 rebounds and 5 dimes while J.R. Smith came off the bench to score 23 points with 9 boards and one assist. Anthony had an off night scoring just 12 points on 3 of 12 shooting and said his knees were tightening up. Denver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing New Jersey. Vegas odds makers have the Denver Nuggets +6500 to win the 2010-2011 NBA Championship.
The New Jersey Nets are coming off a road loss 91-81 to the Bucks moving them to 23-25 ATS for the season. Center Brook Lopez led the Nets with 26 points 6 rebounds and 2 assists while Anthony Morrow came off the bench to add 23 points and 5 boards. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 Nets games at home. Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 205 points combined of the Denver Nuggets and New Jersey Nets.
I predict a Denver win on the road!
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