Pro Basketball Betting Action - Powerhouses Face Off In Phoenix
Despite
being two of the top teams in the powerful
western conference the past four seasons,
the Phoenix Suns, (36-15 SU, 22-27-2
ATS, 27-24 O/U) and Dallas Mavericks,
(34-17 SU, 20-28-3 ATS, 24-27 O/U),
have recently been compelled to make
franchise-altering trades in order
to increase their respective chances
of surpassing the San Antonio Spurs for
supremacy in the western conference – while
simultaneously bettering their chances
of winning an NBA championship either
this season or some time in the very
near future.
First the
Suns shocked the entire league by trading
athletic, multi-talented forward Shawn
Marion for an aging broken-down Shaquille
O’Neal in order to have
a low post presence capable of competing
with the Spur’s ‘Big Fundamental’ Tim
Duncan.
The Mavericks saw their attempt to acquire
New Jersey Nets veteran point guard Jason
Kidd, blocked, (for now), by small forward
Devean George, but are keeping their
fingers and toes crossed that they can
complete the trade for Kidd sometime
before the trade deadline on Feb. 21.
O’Neal will not play with his
new team until next week because of conditioning
reasons, and Kidd’s move to the
Mavs is on indefinite hold as George
protects his “Bird Rights.”
"We're not trying to hold things
up or be difficult, but just like teams
make tough decisions all the time - about
cutting players or making trades - they
do what's best for their team, and it's
my obligation to do what's best for Devean," his
agent, Mark Bartelstein, said Wednesday
night.
Deal or
no deal, the teams will face off tonight
in a contest that could go a long way
toward determining each club’s
postseason seeding.
The Mavericks have struggled recently,
dropping four of their last ten games
but managed to emphatically snap their
two-game losing streak by routing the
Portland Trailblazers 96-76 last night.
The Suns
are 1-1 since trading Marion, in two
extremely close contests. After beating
the Washington 108-107 last Sunday,
the Suns fell to the run-and-gun Golden
State Warriors last night, losing 120-118
in a contest that displayed all the defense
of a three-year-old ‘biddy basketball’ game.
More importantly for my beloved BetUS.com
NBA basketball betting community is the
fact that neither team is doing very
well against the spread right now.
The Suns have gone 4-5-1 against the
spread in their last ten while the Mavericks
are a dismal 3-7 against the spread over
the same span.
Here
is a look at tonight’s key
trends, followed by my NBA Betting Free
Picks:
The Mavericks are 5-13-2 ATS in their
last 20 vs. NBA Pacific.
The Mavericks are 3-8-1 ATS in their
last 12 games vs. a team with a winning
S.U. record.
The Suns are 8-3-1 ATS in their last
12 games vs. a team with a winning S.U.
record.
The Suns are 3-7 ATS in their last ten
Thursday games.
The Over is 4-0 in Mavericks last four
vs. NBA Pacific.
The Under is 5-0 in Suns last five Thursday
games.
The Underdog is 4-1-1 ATS in the last
six meetings.
The Road team is 4-1-1 ATS in the last
six meetings.
Analysis:
This game is an absolute ‘no-brainer’ as
the Mavericks should be able to cover
the spread in this contest with their
eyes closed. The Suns no longer have
Marion ding his terrific all-around thing
in the desert, nor do they have the player
they traded for, (O’Neal), just
yet. Although the Mavericks have been
one of the biggest ATS disappointments
in the league this season, I say take
Dirk and the boys to cover tonight. As
an aside to this contest, there won’t
be much defense played either, so take
the Over as well.
NBA Free
Picks: Dallas +7½ Points/Over
204½ Total Points
10:35 PM EST NBA Point Spreads
Dallas
Mavericks +7½ -110
Phoenix
Suns -7½ -110
Over 204½ -110
Under 204½ -110
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