The Nuggets are coming into this game with a 47-20 record this season and they are currently tied with the Thunder for the number 1 seed in the Western Conference after the Thunder won their game on Saturday. The Nuggets have been trailing the number 1 seed in the Western Conference for most of the last few weeks but they finally took it back this last week. They are still in a race with the Thunder though and they will be pushing to take the lead back and put the pressure on the Thunder to keep up. The Nuggets have been good on the road this season at 20-14 and they have also been playing very well in their recent games. They have won their last 5 straight as well as 11 of their last 12 games and they have a lot of quality wins in that span. They are going up against a Mavericks team that is 38-29 this season and they are currently sitting in 8th place, fighting to climb into a playoff spot. They have won 4 of their last 5 games but they have a lot of wins against teams in the bottom half of their conferences in that span, also coming off of a 7 point loss against the Thunder in their last game. The Mavericks also lost Josh Green to injury in their last game and that is going to affect their bench depth in a negative way here. The Mavericks are only 38-29 this season for a reason as they have struggled against the better teams in the league and have found ways to lose games in blowouts even when Luka Doncic has a game where he goes off. The Nuggets have too much talen for the Mavericks to deal with as the Nuggets have owned the Mavericks in their last few meetings and the Nuggets will be very focused on taking the lead back in the race for the number 1 seed in the Western Conference. The Nuggets will cover the spread in this game.