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San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the San Antonio Spurs and the Dallas Mavericks meet at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -14.5-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total opened at 231.5.
In their last action, Dallas was a 118-109 loser on the road against the Nuggets. They failed to cover the +6-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (227) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for San Antonio, they were a 120-110 loser as they battled the Hornets on the road. The Spurs failed to cover in the match as a +5.5-point underdog, while 230 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
San Antonio:
Team record: 10-20 SU,13-17 ATS
San Antonio is 1-12 ATS in its last 13 games
San Antonio is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games
Dallas:
Team record: 16-16 SU,11-19-2 ATS
Dallas is 8-15-1 ATS in its last 24 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games
Dallas is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
San Antonio at Utah Saturday, February 25
Dallas home to Los Angeles Sunday, February 26