Dallas beat the Trail Blazers 125-112 on Dec. 8 with Luka Doncic leading five double-figure scorers with 32 points and the Mavericks shot 52 percent and held Portland to 37 percent from the field. The Mavericks had a four-game win streak snapped losing to Minnesota 119-101 on Thursday. Doncic had 39 points and 13 rebounds and he has scored at least 30 points in nine straight games. The Trail Blazers have lost five in a row following a 122-114 loss to Utah two nights ago. Portland is in last place in the Northwest Division with a 6-17 record and it is 5-21-1 ATS its past 27 home games. The Trail Blazers are 17-35 ATS as home underdogs and 5-11 ATS overall against teams with above .600 winning percentages. Dallas has covered nine of 13 road games. Play the Mavericks.
This pick was released to clients on December 16, 2023 at 12:07PM ET.
NBA
Dallas at Portland
December 16, 2023
9:00 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Dallas -4.5 (-120) (risk 1.5 to return 2.75)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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