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The backend of Wednesday’s NBA doubleheader of betting action on ESPN pits the Dallas Mavericks on the road against the Phoenix Suns in a 10:30 p.m. tip at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
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Dallas at Phoenix Game Overview<br />
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The Mavericks come into this four-game West Coast swing with a straight-up four-game losing streak while going 1-3 against the spread. They failed to cover as two-point underdogs at home in Monday’s 95-88 loss to Miami. The total stayed UNDER 196 points in that game and it has stayed UNDER in nine of their last 11 games. Dallas is 6-17 SU on the road this season with a 13-10 record ATS.
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Dallas has been held to 98 points or less in its last five games while allowing an average of just 94.4 points at the other end of the court including holding Houston to 104 points last Wednesday in a seven-point loss. Defense has been this team’s only saving grace this season given that the Mavericks are ranked 26th in the NBA in scoring with an average of 101.7 points and ninth in points allowed (103.7). One injury note, guard JJ Barea remains listed as day-to-day with an oblique injury. He is averaging 11.4 points per game and he leads the team in assists (5.8).
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The Suns’ current losing streak reached five games while going 2-3 ATS with Monday’s 120-109 loss to Memphis as 8.5-point road underdogs. This followed Sunday’s 113-102 loss to Hosuton where they were able to cover as 14.5-point underdogs on the road. Phoenix is 17-34 SU (24-25-2 ATS) on the year and it returns home with a SU 8-17 record on its home court while going 9-15-1 ATS. The total has stayed UNDER in eight of its last 11 games.
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Phoenix has been a bit more productive in the scoring department than the Mavs this season with an average of 105.0 points per game, but it is ranked last in the NBA on defense in terms of points allowed (112.3). The Suns’ leading scorer is Devin Booker with an average of 24.7 PPG, but he missed the game against Memphis with sore ribs and he remains questionable for Wednesday night.
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Dallas at Phoenix Game Betting Trends<br />
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The Mavericks have gone 5-1 ATS in their last six Wednesday games, but they are 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games against the Pacific Division. The total has stayed UNDER in four of their last five games against this division.
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The Suns have failed to cover in six of their last seven games played on Wednesday and they are 1-4-1 ATS in their last six games at home. The total has stayed UNDER in eight or their last nine games against the Southwest Division.
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Head-to-head in this conference clash, the road team is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in five of the seven games between the two.
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