San Antonio at Dallas

San Antonio is healthy and on a roll, winning four in a row. State rival Dallas is still battling injuries and riding a five game skid. The Mavs have lost five in a row and eight of last nine, falling six games below .500 for first time since April 2000. Dallas is getting respect because Dirk Nowitzki is back, but he's averaging 7.3 points in a little more than 21 minutes per night and shooting 32 percent in three games since returning from preseason knee surgery.  The Mavericks are 6-13 ATS in their last 19 games vs. a team with a winning record and 4-9 ATS playing on one day of rest. The Spurs have an 11-6 road mark that ranks third in West. They come of sweeping four-game home stand which included 129-91 rout of these Mavs on Dec. 23. The Spurs set a franchise record with 20 3-pointers in the first meeting with Dallas, posting their most lopsided win of the season. The Spurs are 58-28-5 ATS in their last 91 games overall and 35-13-4 ATS in their last 52 games following a win. San Antonio is also 7-1 ATS in the last eight meetings with rival Dallas. Play the Spurs.