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Atlanta Hawks vs. Dallas Mavericks
Date: Saturday, January 29, 8:30 p.m. ET
Venue: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Broadcast: SS, FSSW
Hawks vs. Mavericks lines from Bodog.com
Hawks: +4.5
Mavericks: -4.5
Total: 189.5
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*Stats do not include Atlanta’s Friday night match up with New York
The Dallas Mavericks are finally back on the winning track. They’ll try to keep the momentum rolling when they host the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.
After a six-game losing streak, Dallas (30-15, 21-21-2 ATS) has won three consecutive games and is 4-1 in its past five outings. The Mavericks beat Houston 111-106 on Thursday but failed to cover the spread, continuing the team’s struggles on NBA odds. Dallas is 2-9 ATS in its past 11 games.
With Caron Butler done for the year and Dirk Nowitzki missing some games, the Mavs struggled to put points on the board. They’ve looked much better over the last two games, scoring 112 and 111 points against the Clippers and Rockets, respectively. A whopping seven players scored in double figures against Houston on Thursday night, and the team needed just 18 points from Nowitzki.
Tyson Chandler deservers a ton of credit for the resurgence. The veteran center is averaging 9.9 points per game this season, but he’s scored 21 points in back-to-back games. He also hauled in 15 rebounds against Houston. Chandler is doing a great job getting to the foul line. He’s averaged just over four attempts per game this season, but has attempted 23 free throws over his last two outings—making 22 of them.
Now the team just needs to get Jason Terry going. He’s been a nice weapon off the bench for Dallas this season, but the guard has struggled over the last week or so. Terry has made just 24 of his last 24 of his last 62 field goals, a brutal 38 percent.
Atlanta (29-17, 21-25 ATS) had lost two of three heading into Friday’s game with New York. The team has been particularly bad against the spread lately, going 2-5 ATS in its past seven games.
The most recent losses can mostly be blamed on an offensive brown out. Atlanta scored just 59 points in last Friday’s loss to New Orleans, and then came up short 98-90 in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Look no further than Joe Johnson for an answer. The team’s leading scorer managed just 24 total points in those losses while going 10-25 from the field. He also had just five assists and five rebounds in those two games.
The silver lining from the Milwaukee loss was the return of Al Horford. Horford missed two games with an ankle injury but put up 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists against the Bucks. Horford was hot before hurting his ankle, averaging 23.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.0 assists in his last two healthy games.
This is going to be a brutal game for the Hawks. Not only are they facing a surging Mavericks squad, they’ll be playing their third game in four nights—including back-to-back nights after flying late from Atlanta to Dallas. The Mavericks have broken through on the court; now they’ll break through against the spread.
NBA Betting Trends:
Hawks are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 0 days rest.
Hawks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog of 0.5-4.5.
Hawks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog.
Mavericks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. NBA Southeast.
Under is 5-1 in Hawks last 6 vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
Under is 4-1 in Hawks last 5 games as an underdog of 0.5-4.5.
Over is 6-0 in Mavericks last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
Over is 5-0 in Mavericks last 5 home games.
Atlanta vs. Dallas pick: Mavericks
Ian Van Den Hurk has covered amateur and pro sports for years, including a successful run handicapping anything from football to mixed martial arts.
