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Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
The Dallas Mavericks will be trying to extend a winning streak on Thursday when they take on the Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -6.5-point favorites versus the Thunder, while the game's total opened at 219.5.
Oklahoma City won its last outing, a 107-102 result against the Spurs on March 04. The Thunder covered in that game as a +7-point underdog, while the 209 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Dallas was a 115-104 winner at home against the Spurs. They covered the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (219) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Dallas:
Team record: 19-16 SU,16-19 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Dallas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 15-21 SU,19-16-1 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games
Oklahoma City is 5-10-1 ATS in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Dallas at Denver Saturday, March 13
Oklahoma City home to New York Saturday, March 13