Free NBA Picks and Odds: Dallas Mavericks @ Philadelphia 76ers Expert Predictions – NBA Betting Preview 3/1/11: The smoking hot Dallas Mavericks will be gunning for their 7th staright win when they travel north to take on the surprising Philadelphia 76ers in Tuesday night NBA action. The Mavericks enter tonight’s game having won 16 of their last 17 games to improve their record to 43-16 overall. The Mavs are now 2 games ahead of the Lakers for 2nd place in the Western Conference and many experts in NBA circles feel the Mavericks are the team that nobody will want to play come Western Conference playoff time. The key reason for the Mavs success has to be the play of their outstanding bench. The Dallas bench has averaged 49.2 points per game the last 17 games, led by top bench player Jason Terry who is pumping in 17.5 points per game in the last 17.
The 76ers enter tonight’s showdown riding a four-game winning streak that has moved their overall record to above .500 at 30-29. The 76ers had not achieved a record of above .500 since November 6, 2009 so fans in Philadelphia have a right to be excited with the improvement of this young 76ers club. Head coach Doug Collins is doing an outstanding job and definitely deserves coach of the year consideration. Philadelphia, trying to register its fourth straight win at Wells Fargo Center, will host a Dallas squad that has taken four in a row and nine of it’s last 10 road contests.
For tonight’s betting action, vegas oddsmakers have listed Dallas a -2 point favorite with the total set at over/under 200.5 points. Philadelphia enters tonight’s game 19-9 at home straight up and is a money making 37-21-1 ATS overall this season. Dallas enters tonight’s affair with an impressive 21-8 road record straight up and is also a money making 33-24-2 ATS on the year. Dallas won the previous meeting between both clubs 99-90 in Dallas back on November 12, 2010. The OVER is 8-1 in Dallas’s last night road games while the UNDER is 7-3 in Philadelphia’s last 10 home games.
MATCHUP: Dallas (43-16) at Philadelphia (30-29)
GAME TIME: 7:05 PM EST
TELEVISION: LOCAL
Recent Mavericks and 76ers NBA Betting Odds Trends:
Dallas: Over is 8-1 in DAL last 9 road games.
Over is 13-3 in DAL last 16 overall.
Over is 19-7 in DAL last 26 games as a favorite.
Philadelphia: Over is 10-4 in PHI last 14 games as an underdog.
Under is 7-3 in PHI last 10 home games.
PHI are 16-7 ATS in their last 23 home games.
Current Vegas Lines from Las Vegas
Favorite: Dallas -2
Total: O/U 200.5
* These are the Morning Lines at The Orleans in Las Vegas
Rich Fritz’s Mavericks and 76ers Free NBA Picks 3/1:
Play Philadelphia +2
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