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Dallas Mavericks vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The Dallas Mavericks and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Moda Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Trail Blazers as -11-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total opened at 217.5.
Portland won its last outing, a 106-98 result against the Pacers on March 18. The Trail Blazers covered in that game as a -4.5-point favorite, while the 204 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Dallas was a 129-125 loser at home against the Pelicans. They failed to cover the -5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (254) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Dallas:
Team record: 28-42 SU,38-31-1 ATS
Dallas is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games
Dallas is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
Dallas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Portland:
Team record: 43-27 SU,40-30 ATS
Portland is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
Next up:
Dallas at Sacramento Thursday, March 21
Portland home to Detroit Saturday, March 23