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Dallas Mavericks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Dallas Mavericks and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -4-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total opened at 214.
The Cavaliers were a 118-112 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Pacers. They failed to cover the -8-point spread as favorites, while the total score (230) made winners of OVER bettors.
In their last action, Dallas was a 130-110 winner at home against the Trail Blazers. They covered the -4-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (240) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Dallas:
Team record: 15-14 SU,9-18-2 ATS
Dallas is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas's last 11 games
Dallas is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Cleveland:
Team record: 19-11 SU,16-12-2 ATS
Cleveland is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 11 games
Cleveland is 6-2-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Dallas at Minnesota Monday, December 19
Cleveland home to Utah Monday, December 19