P.J. Washington, Naji Marshall and Quentin Grimes led the Luka-less Mavs to a back-and-forth victory in Denver.

Dallas and Denver face off Friday night as part of the ongoing NBA Cup. Kyrie Irving is off to a torrid start this season.

T he Dallas Mavericks faced off against the Denver Nuggets Friday night, pulling off a nice win in their third NBA Cup West Group C game. Both the Mavs and Nuggets came into the n

Denver is 5-7-1 ATS this season and 2-6-1 ATS as a favorite, ranking tied for 5th-worst. Dallas is 8-7 to the Under on the year and 4-0 to the under as an underdog, ranking 1st in the NBA. Denver is 6-3 to the Over as a favorite, ranking 9th-best in the league.

Doncic is dealing with a strained wrist and the Mavericks expect he’ll be out of action for one week. Dallas will put its three-game winning streak on the line when it visits the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

It will be a slugfest at the Smoothie King Center as we share our NBA odds series and make a Warriors-Pelicans prediction and pick.