Dallas at Toronto

The Dallas Mavericks have held serve while they await the return of Dirk Nowitzki. They have actually come a long way and are playing at a peak level right now. The Mavs have won three of their last four with the only blemish a 2-point, double-overtime loss at the Garden vs. the Celtics. The Raptors were playing hard, but kept coming up short. After a while, losing continuously starts to have an impact on the team's psyche. The Raptors are 4-19 on the season and have suffered 12 losses in their last 13 games. The competitive losses have been replaced by losses by an average of 19 points per game in their last four, and this team has the white flag up right now. The Mavericks are now 5-1 ATS in their last six off a loss, and enter at 13-4 ATS in their last 17 vs. the Atlantic. Play on Dallas.