The Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks will run it back at the American Airlines Center on Tuesday.
The pregame narrative: The banged-up Nuggets will put its three-game road win streak on the line Tuesday against a Mavericks squad with injury concerns of its own. The Nuggets won the Jan. 12 meeting, 112-101, and I’m predicting a similar result tonight. This +300 SGP also includes prop picks on Klay Thompson and Michael Porter Jr.
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Parlay: Nuggets moneyline, Thompson 3+ threes, Porter Jr. 15+ points (+300)
Nuggets (-157): Denver is rolling right now and I’m buying in.
This game is littered with injury tags on both sides but the most important detail is that Nikola Jokic is listed as probable after dealing with an illness.
Since Dec. 8 the Nuggets are 12-5 as they sit fourth in the Western Conference. They beat the Mavericks on Saturday, and with Luka Doncic ruled out, expect a similar result.
The Mavericks are 9-8 this season without Doncic and 40-52 since 2018 when missing their franchise player.
To add insult to injury for Dallas, Kyrie Irving is listed as questionable with both a back injury and illness.
So Dallas could be down two superstars against a hot Nuggets side. Even if Irving plays, there’s reason to believe he’ll be less than 100%.
The Mavericks are 3-7 in their last 10 games.
SGP legs
Thompson 3+ threes (-195): With Doncic listed as out and Irving questionable, extra shots should open up for Thompson.
The veteran sharpshooter is starting to find his groove from range, hitting three-plus 3-pointers in eight of his past 11 games.
That includes a 6-for-13 night against the Nuggets on Saturday. He is now shooting 38.5% for the season from beyond the arc on 7.9 attempts per game.
Since Dec. 5, he’s been hitting threes at a 41.2% clip suggesting Thompson has shaken off the rust from the multitude of injuries he has suffered in recent years.
He looks like a premier shooter once again, capable of hitting this line on any night.
Porter Jr. 15+ points (-143): Here’s another player who’s been on a tear.
On Saturday, Porter fell short of this mark, finishing with 13 points. But he scored 15-plus in 11 straight games straight before that, averaging 21.2 points over that span.
For the season, he’s averaging 18.1 PPG, more than he needs tonight for this leg to cash.
Denver’s Aaron Gordon and Jamal Murray are both questionable. If either of those two were to miss the game, Porter will surely benefit from more volume, too.
Picks made at 11:45 a.m. on 01/14/24.
Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.