Dallas at Utah

Dallas has lost three in a row by a total of six points. Luka Doncic leads an offense that is 12th in the NBA in scoring and fifth in field goal shooting (47.7%), while the defense is 10th in points given up, seventh in shooting allowed, and fifth at defending beyond the arc. The Mavericks are on a 39-29-2 ATS run, which includes a home and home series sweep of Utah, 113-97 and 115-105. They're also on a 17-9-2 ATS run on the road. Utah's offense is 29th in scoring, last in shooting (42.7%), and 26th from long range (32.4%). They're getting outscored by 13.3 points per game, the worst differential in the NBA. The defense is 26th in points surrendered, 23rd in shooting allowed, and 25th at defending the 3-pointer. Utah has lost all five games at the Delta Center this season and lost at Dallas last month, 110-102, shooting 37%. Utah is on an 11-18 spread run and the talented visitors hold all the cards. Play Dallas.