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Dallas Mavericks vs. San Antonio Spurs
The Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at AT&T Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -2.5-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total opened at 224.
The Spurs were a 121-99 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Warriors. They failed to cover the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (220) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Dallas won its last outing, a 124-112 result against the Pacers on January 20. The Mavericks covered in that game as a -2-point favorite, while the 236 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Dallas:
Team record: 7-7 SU,8-6 ATS
Dallas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Antonio:
Team record: 8-7 SU,9-6 ATS
San Antonio is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games
San Antonio is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Dallas home to Houston Saturday, January 23
San Antonio home to Washington Sunday, January 24