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San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks: Who is winning the Texas matchup?

The Dallas Mavericks are hosting the San Antonio Spurs today at American Airlines Center.

The Spurs have split the last ten

The San Antonio Spurs are 11th in the Western Conference with a 6-7 record, including 1-4 on the road. They have won 3 of the last 5 games and are coming off a 120-115 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Spurs are 11th in the league making 14 three-pointers per game and  13th  shooting 46.9% from the field. Victor Wembanyama leads the team averaging 22.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.

What’s going on with the Mavs?

The Dallas Mavericks are 12th in the Western Conference with a 5-7 record, including 4-3 at home. The Mavs have lost the last four games and are coming off a 115-113 loss to the Utah Jazz. Dallas is seventh in the league shooting 48% from the field and is ranked 13th scoring 114.2 points per game. Luka Doncic leads the team averaging 29.2 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists per game.

Betting Trends

The Mavericks are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games overall, 6-1 SU in their last 7 home games against the Spurs and 0-5 SU in their last 5 games against teams from the Western Conference. They are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall, 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against teams from the Southwest Division and 5-10 ATS in their last 15 home games played on Saturday. Dallas has played under the total point line in 5 of their last 6 home games, 12 of their last 17 games overall and 7 of their last 8 games as favorite. The Spurs are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games against the Mavs, and 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road. They are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against Dallas and 7-13 ATS in their last 20 games played in November. San Antonio has played over the total point line in 6 of their last 8 games overall and 5 of their last 7 games against teams from the Western Conference.

Prediction and Conclusion

Something is obviously wrong with the Dallas Mavericks, who went from reaching the NBA Finals last year to being in the bottom third of the conference. They have lost the last four games, including the last one against the worst team in the conference, the Utah Jazz. The Spurs, as expected, are all over the place, failing consistency and still being without their head coach Gregg Popovich. This will be their second game in back-to-back nights after losing to the Lakers last night. All the pressure is on the Mavs, who have won 9 of the last 10 against the Spurs, and Luka Doncic will lead his team to a win covering the -10.5-point spread.