Houston at Dallas

Oddsmakers like the Mavericks in this one, opening the line at 11 in favor of Dallas. The line has moved even further and while the T-Mac-less Rockets may be in for a tough night, I think this is a generous amount of points. Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 away games against Dallas plus they look for same season revenge as the Mavericks beat the Rockets 95-81 earlier this year. Last time out at Toyota Center against Los Angeles, the Rockets lost to the Clippers 99-91. The Mavericks will try to forget a 100-89 loss at the hands of the Nets. Dallas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 home games. Underdogs of 10 or more points revenging a loss where team scored less than 85 points are 37-12 (76%) ATS the last five seasons when coming off a home loss. Two stars on the Rockets plus the points.