Utah vs. Denver

Denver won a wild Game 1 on Monday, 135-125, in overtime when Jamal Murray scored 10 of his 36 points in overtime to help counter the 57 points put up by Utah's Donovan Mitchell. Nikola Jokic finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who shot 51.6 percent from the field. Denver has gone OVER nine games in a row, and the Jazz has gone OVER six of its last seven games. Denver is 39-34-1 OVER on the season compared to 39-34-0 for Utah. The Jazz is just 5-11-1 ATS its last 17 games following an ATS loss and 3-7-1 its last 11 with one day of rest. The Nuggets have covered the number the last four meetings. Play the Nuggets and the OVER.