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New York Knicks vs Dallas Mavericks: Can the Knicks keep on rolling?

The Dallas Mavericks are hosting the New York Knicks today at American Airlines Cetner.

The Knicks are on a West Coast road trip

The New York Knicks are fourth in the Eastern Conference with a 10-7 record, including 5-5 on the road. They have won 5 of the last 6 games and are coming off a 145-118 win over the Denver Nuggets. The Knicks are second in the league shooting 50.4% from the field and fifth averaging 119.1 points per game. Karl-Anthony Towns leads the team averaging 26.3 points per game.

How good are the Mavs without Doncic?

The Dallas Mavericks are ninth in the Western Conference with a 10-8 record, including 6-3 at home. They have won 5 of the last 6 games and are coming off a 129-119 win over the Atlanta Hawks. The Mavs are eighth in the league scoring 116.9 points per game and shooting 48% from the field. Luka Doncic leads the team averaging 28.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game.

Betting Trends

The Mavericks are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games overall, 1-6 SU in their last 7 games overall, and 8-1 SU in their last 9 games played on Wednesday. They are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall, and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against the Knicks. Dallas has played under the total point line in 12 of their last 17 games against the Knicks, 9 of their last 12 home games and 9 of their last 12 games against teams from the Eastern Conference and over in their last five games overall. The Knicks are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games overall, and 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against Dallas. They are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games against teams from the Southwest Division. New York has played over the total point line in 5 of their last 7 games overall, 8 of their last 11 games on the road and 7 of their last 9 games against teams from the Western Conference.

Prediction and Conclusion

Both teams are in excellent form, and it will be interesting to see who wins tonight. The Knicks are still on their West Coast road trip, where they beat the Suns and the Nuggets and lost to the Jazz. This will be a big night for Jalen Brunson, who returns to Dallas, where he started his pro career. The Mavs will be without Luka Doncic for the fourth straight game, and they won two of the previous three. Kyrie Irving is back in action, which makes things easier for head coach Jason Kidd. The Mavs have won the last four games against the Knicks and covered the spread in each of those, but without Doncic they will have no answer for the Knicks, so we go with New York to win this one.