Dallas Mavericks vs Portland Trail Blazers NBA Betting Preview & Odds

Western Conference hoops and we will see the Dallas Mavericks travel to Portland, Oregon to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. Local TV will carry this game, which has a start time of 10:05 pm EST.

Current betting odds for this game have the have the Trail Blazers listed as 6 point favorites, while the total has been set at 215.

Head-To-Head This Year: Dallas won the first meeting 115-112 in OT as a 1.5 point road dog… Dallas won the 2nd meeting 132-120 in OT as a 1.5 point home dog, just a couple of days ago.

Thee Dallas Mavericks have had a very mediocre year so far as they are 35-35 overall, including 15-18 on the road. They have really struggled of late as as they have gone just 2-7 in their last nine games and while they are in the 7th slot in the West, they also have just a half game lead over Houston, who is in the 8th slot and a game lead over Utah, who is in the 9th slot. Still, a win here would put they into the 6th slot over Portland. The Mavs did recently receive a blow as they have lost Chandler Parsons (13.7 ppg) for the season. Leading the team is Dirk Nowitzki, who averages 18.8 ppg, while Deron Williams is 2nd at 14.0 ppg. David Lee has been solid in his 13 games since joining the team as he has averaged 11.2 ppg and 8.3 ppg, while rounding out the double digit scorers is Wesley Matthews at 11.9 ppg. The Mavericks check in at 14th in the league in scoring, putting up 102.9 ppg,  while also ranking 18th in shooting overall, 20th from long range and 4th from the charity stripe. The defensive numbers are not super as they are 18th in points allowed, giving up 103.3 ppg, while also ranking 16th defensive FG% overall, but they are solid at defending the arc where they are 9th. On the road the Mavericks have averaged 101.1 ppg on 43.7% shooting, while allowing 103.6 ppg on 44.9% shooting.

Trends: Dallas is 11-4 ATS in their last 15 vs. the Northwest, but just 8-21-1 ATS in their last 30 road games vs. a team with a winning home record and 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games playing on 2 days rest.

The Portland Trail Blazers come in at 36-35 on the year, but they are not playing good ball at the as they have lost 7 of their last 10 games. Their last game was vs the Mavs in game one of this home-and-home series and they lost 132-120 in OT. They are in the 6th slot in the West, but just have a half game lead over Dallas, so a loss here would drop them to 7th. The Blazers have seven players that average at least 8.4 ppg and are led by Damian Lillard, who averages 25.8 ppg, which is 5th in the league, while C.J. McCollum is 2nd at 20.9 ppg. Allen Crabbe (10.5 ppg) has been dealing with respiratory problems, but should be good to go for this one and is the only other player to average in double figures for the Blazers at 10.4 ppg. Portland checks in at 7th in the league in scoring, putting up 104.5 ppg,  while also ranking 15th in shooting overall and 4th from long range, but they are weak at the free throw line where they are 23rd. The defensive numbers are not that good as they come in ranked 20th in points allowed, giving up 104.1 ppg, while also ranking 18th defensive FG% overall and 27th in 3-point defense. At home the Trail Blazers have averaged 107.6 ppg on 46.0% shooting, while allowing 102.2 ppg on 45.6% shooting.

Trends: Portland is 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 2 days rest and 20-7 ATS in their last 27 games following a straight up loss, but they are also just 1-4 ATS the last 5 in the series.

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