Dallas at Portland

Dallas defeated the Trail Blazers, 111-102, on Dec. 4 for its fifth cover in the last seven meetings, and the Mavericks have covered the spread four of their last five games at Portland. The Blazers had won three in a row before getting humiliated on their home court, 120-90, by Utah on Friday night. Portland's defense was nearly non-existent as the Jazz shot 55.3 percent overall while hitting 16 of 31 from 3-point range. The defensive numbers with these teams are similar as Dallas allows opponents a .466 field goal percentage and 109.6 points per game compared to .460 and 110.5 for the Blazers. Dallas is 16-5 ATS its last 21 games versus the Northwest Division, and Portland is 2-8 ATS its last 10 games after an ATS loss and 4-10 ATS its last 14 against Western Conference teams. Grab the points with the Mavericks.