Dallas at New Orleans

Dallas begins a four-game road trip. They've failed to cover three of five, including a 127-116 loss at home to Toronto as chalk. They also squeezed by Charlotte, 124-118, as a 12-point home favorite. Dallas is on a 35-52 spread run, including 21-38 ATS as a favorite, and 13-28 ATS after a win. The Mavericks are also 15-27 ATS after playing a home game and 7-17 ATS after playing two straight home contests. New Orleans is happy to be home after a winless three-game trek. They're 18-7 ATS at home after failing to cover four or five of their last six, plus have covered eight in a row at home against divisional opponents. Play New Orleans.