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Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets meet at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -6.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 224.
In their last action, Houston was a 116-110 loser at home against the Magic. They failed to cover the -1-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (226) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Dallas won its last outing, a 104-99 result against the Timberwolves on December 21. The Mavericks covered in that game as a -2.5-point favorite, while the 203 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Dallas:
Team record: 16-16 SU,11-19-2 ATS
Dallas is 8-16-1 ATS in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Houston:
Team record: 9-22 SU,13-15-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Houston is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Dallas home to Los Angeles Sunday, December 25
Houston at Chicago Monday, December 26