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NBA betting action sees the Oklahoma City Thunder taking on the Dallas Mavericks Monday March 16th at American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX. Cappers Picks provides free NBA handicapping tips all season long.

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Oklahoma City Thunder (37-29) vs. Dallas Mavericks (41-25)
Venue/ Stadium: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Time/Date: 8:30 PM EST Monday, March 16, 2015
NBA Betting Odds
NBA Betting Point Spread: Mavs -3
NBA Betting Over/Under Odds: OFF
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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Dallas Mavericks Preview

On the season the Thunder are 32-32-2 ATS and they have an O/U record of 30-35-1 and the Mavs are 31-34-2 ATS and they have an O/U record of 27-39-1.

This season the Mavs are 22-11 at home and the Thunder are 14-20 on the road.

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In their last games the Mavs beat the L.A. Clippers 129-99 and the Thunder beat the Chicago Bulls 109-100.

The Thunder are hanging onto the 8th spot in the West with only a slight 1-game lead over the Pelicans. They have won 6 of their last 10 games, including their last 2, and that is with Kevin Durant out with a foot injury.

Russell Westbrook has been on fire in the last couple of weeks and is averaging 34.4 ppg, 11.1 rpg, and 10.1 assists per games in his last 9 games. In that span he has 6 triple-doubles.

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Westbrook has averaged 28 ppg in his last 5 games at Dallas.

The Mavs had lost 5 of their last 7 games, and struggling on offense, before their big win over the Clippers in their last 5 games. In that gave Chandler Parsons was one of 7 Dallas players that scored in double figures.

Westbrook may have to have a HUGE night tonight, as Serge Ibaka may not go with a knee injury. He has missed the last 2 games and in the 2 games against the Mavs this season he has totaled 47 points and 32 rebounds.

Dirk Nowitzki is the 2nd leading scorer for the Mavs at 17.2 ppg, but in his last 6 games he is averaging only 12.8 ppg on 38.4% shooting.

He did not have a big game against the Clippers, but was 5/9 from the floor for 14 points and overall Dallas shot over 60% from the floor.

The last time these teams met it was the middle of last month at OKC where the Thunder got the 15-point win. In that game Westbrook scored 34 points.

Dallas’ offense finally came alive in the win over the Clippers and they have the 3rd highest scoring team in the league.

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They need to score, as they cannot rely on their D, which ranks 20th in the NBA in opponents’ points allowed.

NBA Betting Trends

* Oklahoma City is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games.
* Oklahoma City is 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games overall.
* Oklahoma City has an Over record of 7-0 in their last 7 road games.
* Dallas is 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 home games.
* Dallas is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.

4* Cappers NBA Free Pick

The home team has covered the spread in the last 5 games between these 2 teams and I look for that trend to continue tonight, as the Mavs will win and cover in the Big D.

Check out our Updated NBA Betting Odds.

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By Jason Green

Jason Green is back with Cappers Picks again to give out his free sports plays. As always he's hoping the Braves and Redskins can win a championship since their last one in the 90’s was long ago. He’s starting to know the pain of Cubs fans.