Charlotte at Denver

Charlotte is a young team that struggles to score still at #28 in points scored. That will be a concern here as they are a long way from home and Denver is all about upping the tempo in the thin mountain air. The Bobcats are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games, and are 15-35-2 ATS against the Western Conference. And against this division they are even worse at 13-37-2 ATS in their last 52 vs. the NBA Northwest division. Charlotte is without Kemba Walker, out with an ankle sprain and he's second on the team with 18.7 points per game. Denver has no such problems with offense, #9 in the NBA, and are on a two-game win streak after a 125-117 victory at Sacramento on Sunday. Denver is on a 4-1 ATS run at home and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games overall. Denver  has owned this series, winning by an average of 21.7 points in a four-game overall run in the series, and by 20.0 points per contest in Charlotte's last five visits. Denver is 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings, and the Bobcats are 0-5 ATS in the last five meetings in Denver. Go with the Nuggets.