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Dallas Mavericks vs. New York Knicks

The Dallas Mavericks and the New York Knicks will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.

Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -1.5-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total opened at 232.5.

New York was a 123-113 winner in its last match at home against the Grizzlies. They failed to cover the -13.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 236 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Dallas won its last outing, a 119-107 result against the Nets on February 06. The Mavericks covered in that game as a -2.5-point favorite, while the 226 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Dallas:
Team record: 28-23 SU,26-25 ATS
Dallas is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road

New York:
Team record: 33-18 SU,30-20-1 ATS
New York is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
New York is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New York's last 13 games

Next up:
Dallas home to Oklahoma City Saturday, February 10
New York home to Indiana Saturday, February 10