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Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks
The Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Celtics as -4-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total opened at 240.
The Mavericks were a 127-110 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Lakers. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (237) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Boston won its last outing, a 116-107 result against the Rockets on January 21. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a -11-point favorite, while the 223 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Boston:
Team record: 33-10 SU,21-20-2 ATS
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas:
Team record: 24-18 SU,23-19 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Dallas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Boston at Miami Thursday, January 25
Dallas home to Phoenix Wednesday, January 24