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Indiana Pacers vs. Dallas Mavericks
The fans at American Airlines Center will be treated to a game between the Indiana Pacers and the Dallas Mavericks when they take their seats on Tuesday.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -5.5-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game's total opened at 252.
The Mavericks were a 120-116 loser in their most recent outing at home against the 76ers. They failed to cover the -7.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (236) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Indiana lost its last outing, a 117-105 result against the Spurs on March 03. The Pacers failed to cover in that game as a -6.5-point favorite, while the 222 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Indiana:
Team record: 34-29 SU,32-28-3 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Dallas:
Team record: 34-27 SU,32-29 ATS
Dallas is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Dallas is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Indiana home to Minnesota Thursday, March 7
Dallas home to Miami Thursday, March 7