Denver at Charlotte

Denver won the first meeting 95-92 on Jan. 10 when Danilo Gallinari scored 27 points and the Hornets were held to 36.1 percent shooting. The Nuggets are trying to snap a three-game losing streak after a 116-98 loss at Atlanta on Thursday. D.J. Augustin led Denver with 17 points but the Nuggets defense had another off night allowing the Hawks a .500 shooting percentage. Charlotte won its second in a row 109-106 over Miami with Al Jefferson and Kemba Walker scoring 21 points apiece. The Hornets won in spite of the Heat shooting 53.3 percent from the field. Denver has covered four of its last five games after losing by 10-plus points. This is too many points to lay in this situation. Take the points on the Nuggets.