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Dallas Mavericks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Dallas Mavericks and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Cavaliers as -10.5-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total opened at 235.5.
The Cavaliers were a 137-115 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Hawks. They covered the -11.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (252) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Dallas, they were a 117-102 loser as they battled the Pistons on the road. The Mavericks failed to cover in the match as a +1-point underdog, while 219 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Dallas:
Team record: 26-23 SU,23-24-2 ATS
Dallas is 5-12-1 ATS in its last 18 games
Dallas is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 39-9 SU,32-16 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Cleveland is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home
Next up:
Dallas at Philadelphia Tuesday, February 4
Cleveland home to Boston Tuesday, February 4