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Dallas Mavericks vs. Utah Jazz
The Dallas Mavericks and the Utah Jazz will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Vivint Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Jazz as -5.5-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total opened at 224.5.
In their last action, Utah was a 128-116 winner at home against the Timberwolves. They failed to cover the -15-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (244) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Dallas was a 102-95 loser in its last match at home against the Bucks. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 197 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Dallas:
Team record: 15-16 SU,14-17 ATS
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas's last 11 games
Utah:
Team record: 22-9 SU,16-15 ATS
Utah is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Utah's last 17 games
Next up:
Dallas at Portland Monday, December 27
Utah at San Antonio Monday, December 27