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Dallas Mavericks vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The Dallas Mavericks and the Portland Trail Blazers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -1-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
Portland was a 129-124 winner in its last match at home against the Warriors. They failed to cover the -7.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 253 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Dallas lost its last outing, a 110-107 result against the Clippers on January 21. The Mavericks failed to cover in that game as a -2.5-point favorite, while the 217 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Dallas:
Team record: 27-16 SU,22-19-2 ATS
Dallas is 3-4-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas is 16-5-1 ATS in its last 22 games on the road
Portland:
Team record: 19-26 SU,16-27-2 ATS
Portland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Portland is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games
Next up:
Dallas at Utah Saturday, January 25
Portland home to Indiana Sunday, January 26