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Houston Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks
The Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -12.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
Dallas won its last outing, a 110-108 result against the Timberwolves on March 21. The Mavericks covered in that game as a -1.5-point favorite, while the 218 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Rockets were a 115-97 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Wizards. They covered the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (212) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Houston:
Team record: 18-54 SU,29-42-1 ATS
Houston is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games
Houston is 3-18 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Dallas:
Team record: 44-28 SU,40-31-1 ATS
Dallas is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games
Dallas is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games
Next up:
Houston at Portland Friday, March 25
Dallas at Minnesota Friday, March 25