Mavericks vs. Timberwolves Thursday NBA injury report, odds, props: Spread nearly doubles with Luka Doncic out; Dallas winless this season without MVP candidate

While the NBA is cracking down on teams resting star players in one leg of a back-to-back, it's still somewhat easy to tell when a team might do so. Thus it's no surprise at all that Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic will not play in the second game of a back-to-back Thursday night at the Western Conference-best Minnesota Timberwolves, who opened as low as -7 on the SportsLine consensus but are now – 13.5. The total has dropped a few points to 226.
  
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