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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 Wednesday.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -10.5-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total opened at 232.5.
Last time out for Dallas, they were a 127-90 loser as they battled the Jazz on the road. The Mavericks failed to cover in the match as a -4.5-point favorite, while 217 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Portland was a 109-88 loser on the road against the Suns. They failed to cover the +9.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (197) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Portland:
Team record: 9-23 SU,15-17 ATS
Portland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games
Portland is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games on the road
Dallas:
Team record: 19-15 SU,18-16 ATS
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 9 games
Next up:
Portland at Dallas Friday, January 5