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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Dallas Mavericks
The fans at American Airlines Center will be treated to a game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Dallas Mavericks when they take their seats on Monday.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -9-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 228.
Last time out for Dallas, they were a 113-97 winner as they battled the Clippers at home. The Mavericks covered in the match as a -3.5-point favorite, while 210 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Portland lost its last outing, a 114-94 result against the Spurs on December 21. The Trail Blazers failed to cover in that game as a +6.5-point underdog, while the 208 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Portland:
Team record: 9-19 SU,15-13 ATS
Portland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Portland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Portland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas:
Team record: 18-10 SU,16-11-1 ATS
Dallas is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games
Dallas is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Dallas's last 15 games
Next up:
Portland home to Utah Thursday, December 26
Dallas home to Minnesota Wednesday, December 25