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If the visiting Denver Nuggets are going to pull an upset on Wednesday night at reigning NBA champion Dallas, much less cover the spread, the Nugs will have to do so without two key big men. The Mavericks are 7-point favorites on Bovada’s NBA basketball odds.

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It’s the second of a back-to-back for Denver (17-12), which romped at home over Phoenix on Tuesday 109-92. Six Nuggets scored in double figures, led by Arron Afflalo’s 20. The Suns didn’t have either Steve Nash or Grant Hill. And Denver played without starting center Nene and backupTimofey Mozgov. Nene is likely out a few more days with a calf injury, while Mozgov hasn’t played since Feb. 3 due to his ankle injury. Nene is fourth on the team in scoring (13.4 ppg) and leads Denver in rebounding (7.8 rpg). The Nuggets, who have lost five of their past seven overall, remain without injured leading scorer Danilo Gallinari for several more weeks due to an ankle injury.

Dallas (18-11) last played Monday, beating the L.A. Clippers 96-92 behind 22 points from Dirk Nowitzki to improve to 11-5 at home. It was the Mavs’ fourth straight win overall. Dirk has been a bit off from the field, going 12-of-35 from the floor in the past two games, but he also gone to the free throw line 21 times.

This is the third meeting of the season between these teams. Denver won at Dallas, 115-93, on Dec. 26. Ty Lawson had 27 to lead the Nuggets, with the Mavericks falling behind 33 points at one point. Dallas gave up 20 straight points in the second quarter and had a stretch of 14 straight missed shots during a 9:52 drought between baskets. Last Wednesday, however, Dallas won 105-95 at Denver with Dirk scoring 25. The Nugs had Nene in that one (16 points, 10 boards) but were without Gallinari, Mozgov and Corey Brewer. The Mavericks were without point guard Jason Kidd,and he’s back.

Last week’s victory was the first for Dallas over Denver since Nov. 3, 2010. The Mavs are just 1-4 ATS in their past five home games. Denver is 1-4 ATS in past five vs. teams with a winning record. The road team has covered in the past six meetings between the teams.

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