The Mavericks are coming into this game with a 16-9 record this season and have been playing very well recently as they are currently sitting in 3rd place in the Western Conference. They have won 5 of their last 6 games with their only loss in that span coming at home to the Timberwolves, but other than 1 win against the Lakers in that span, they have been beating up on some very bad teams as 4 of those wins came against teams who are bottom 4 in the Western Conference. The Mavericks have also been finding ways to win these games with Doncic and a banged up starting lineup missing some key pieces, but those injuries are going to start catching up to them now as they start playing against better teams. They are going up against a Nuggets team that is 17-10 this season and is right under the Mavs in 4th place of the Western Conference so they are going to be hungry to win this game at home as it is big for the standings. The Nuggets have also been much better at home this season as they are 10-2 there and they are coming off of a loss at home in their last game, losing by 1 point to a very good Thunder team, so the Nuggets will be hungry to bounce back here with a dominant performance at home as they are slipping down the standings in their own division as well. This is a big bounce back spot for the Nuggets at home off that loss to the Thunder and they are going to beat up on the Mavericks as the injuries start to catch up to them, the Nuggets already beating the Mavericks at home by 10+ points earlier this year against a much healthier Mavs team as well. The Nuggets will cover the spread in this game.