Denver at Charlotte

Charlotte lost a key player in Nicolas Batum and he will be out for 6-8 weeks, and early injuries is going to hamper this team going forward. Nikola Jokic has elevated his game for Denver, and he will be matched up against Dwight Howard. Howard is off a big game, but he has not been able to sustain playing at a high level for a couple of years, and I like the upside of Jokic in that matchup. Howard has been a beast off the glass but he doesn't score the way he used to. The West has had it over the East for quite some time and this game qualifies in a West vs. East Conference situation that has been reliable for a long time that is 245-145 ATS, so play on Denver.