<p>Up three games to none, the Warriors shoot for the sweep of the Mavericks when the teams meet for Game 4 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night in Dallas. Golden State opened this series as a -225 favorite to win it, with the Mavericks getting +185 as the underdogs. Now, books aren't even posting odds on that bet.</p>
<p>Here's how we homeworked this Game 4 with our <b>free NBA playoffs betting pick</b>.</p>
<h2>NBA Playoffs Betting Odds</h2>
<p>The NBA playoffs betting lines opened Dallas as a one-point favorite for Game 4, with an over/under of right around 215.5. Both those figures were holding steady in the early betting action.</p>
<h2>Warriors-Mavericks Game 4 NBA Betting Preview </h2>
<p>Golden State grabbed a 3-0 lead in this series with a 109-100 Game 3 victory in Dallas Sunday night. The Warriors trailed by nine points in the second quarter but led 48-47 at the half. Golden State then went up by 14 late in the third quarter, allowed the Mavericks to get within 104-99 with just over a minute to go but held on for the win.</p>
<p>The Warriors shot 47 percent from the floor Sunday, held Dallas to just 40 percent FG shooting, and won the battle on the glass 47-33.</p>
<p>So Golden State has out-rebounded the Mavs in this series by a per-game margin of 47-33.</p>
<p>With Sunday's win, the Warriors are now 11-3 SU and 8-6 ATS this postseason.</p>
<p>With Sunday's loss, Dallas is now 8-8 SU and 9-7 ATS this postseason.
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<p>Back in the first round of these playoffs, Golden State took a 3-0 series lead on Denver, lost Game 4, then won Game 5. Then in the second round, the Warriors took a 3-1 lead on Memphis, lost Game 5, then won Game 6. So they're 0-2 this postseason on their first chances to close out the series.
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<p>The Mavericks, meanwhile, won the last two games of their first-round series against Utah to advance, then rallied from a 3-2 series deficit to beat Phoenix in seven games in the second round. But coming back from a 3-0 series deficit has never happened in the NBA playoffs.
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<p>Golden State finished one game ahead of Dallas in the regular-season standings, but the Mavericks took the season series from the Warriors three games to one. So Golden State is 4-3 both SU and ATS against Dallas this season. </p>
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<h2>NBA Betting Trends</h2>
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<li>Dallas is 5-2 both SU and ATS at home this postseason.</li>
<li>Golden State is 3-3 SU, 2-4 ATS on the road this postseason.</li>
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<h2>Totals Report</h2>
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<li>The Under is 10-6 in Mavericks games this postseason.</li>
<li>The Over is 8-6 in Warriors games this postseason.</li>
<li>The unders are 2-1 in this series, with the games averaging 217 total points.</li>
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