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Los Angeles Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks
The Los Angeles Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -7-point favorites versus the Clippers, while the game's total opened at 228.5.
The Mavericks were a 143-133 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Warriors. They covered the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (276) made winners of OVER bettors.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 144-107 result against the Jazz on December 16. The Clippers covered in that game as a -7.5-point favorite, while the 251 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 15-12 SU,17-10 ATS
LA Clippers is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 6 games
LA Clippers is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Dallas:
Team record: 17-9 SU,15-10-1 ATS
Dallas is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games
Dallas is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Dallas's last 13 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Dallas Saturday, December 21