Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs 2011 NBA Preview, Odds, and Predictions: Head Coach Rick Carlisle will lead his Dallas Mavericks on the road to the AT&T Center to take on the NBA leading San Antonio Spurs on Friday night at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN. The Mavericks enter the game on a 3 game losing streak at 26-11 2nd in the Southwest while the Spurs have won 4 and have the best record in the NBA at 33-6 and are in 1st in the Southwest. The Mavs are without All-Star Dirk Nowitzki for the 9th straight game and know word on when he will return. “I’m not answering any Dirk questions,” Carlisle said after the loss. “We don’t have Dirk, so it’s not a topic that’s worth discussion. We’ve got to win with the guys we have.” “Dirk increases his workouts every day, and signs are positive,” he told the team’s official website. “But it’s very important that we focus on the guys that we have available at this time and make sure that he gets back absolutely 100 percent healthy.” The odds makers at BetUS have the San Antonio Spurs a -10 point favorite at home against the Dallas Mavericks.
The Spurs win streak came most recently 91-84 on the road against the Milwaukee Bucks moving them to 23-15-1 ATS for the season a rather impressive record. Shooting guard Manu Ginobili led the way with 23 points 7 rebounds and 4 assists while Tim Duncan poured in 16 points and pulled down 8 boards. San Antonio when playing on Friday are 7-3, before playing Denver are 5-5, after playing Milwaukee are 9-1, and after a win are 8-2. Vegas odds makers have the San Antonio Spurs +600 to win the 2010-2011 NBA Championship.
The Mavs most recent loss came at the hands of the Pacers 102-89 on the road moving them to 19-16-2 ATS for the season. Guard Jason Terry came off the bench to lead the scoring with 18 points 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Tyson Chandler and Jason Kidd both scored 13 to lead the starters while forward Shawn Marion poured in 12 points with 7 boards and 3 assists. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the last 5 games at home for the Spurs. Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 192 1/2 points combined of the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs.
I predict a Spurs victory at home.
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