The Dallas Mavericks (12-21) visit the Portland Trail Blazers (13-19) on Monday. Tip-off from Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, is at 10:30 p.m. ET (Peacock). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NBA odds around the Mavericks vs. Trail Blazers odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Mavericks lead 1-0
The Mavs have lost 2 in a row and 4 of their last 5. They have also dropped 6 straight road games. They are coming off a 113-107 road loss on Saturday to the Sacramento Kings as 1-point favorites with the Under (236.5) cashing. They turned the ball over 21 times in the loss.
The Blazers are 1-3 on their current homestand and snapped a 3-game skid on Sunday, beating the Boston Celtics 114-108 as 9.5-point underdogs with the Under (231.5) cashing. After turning the ball over 17 times and trailing by 8 at halftime, they had only 4 turnovers the rest of the way.
Mavericks at Trail Blazers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 11:02 a.m. ET.
Moneyline (ML): Mavericks +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Trail Blazers -140 (bet $140 to win $100)Against the spread (ATS): Mavericks +2.5 (-110) | Trail Blazers -2.5 (-110)Over/Under (O/U): 232.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)Mavericks at Trail Blazers key injuries
Mavericks
F Anthony Davis (adductor) questionableG Kyrie Irving (knee) outC Dereck Lively II (foot) outG Brandon Williams (calf) questionable
Trail Blazers
(Not yet submitted — below was for Sunday’s game)
F Jerami Grant (Achilles) outG Scoot Henderson (hamstring) outG Jrue Holiday (calf) outG Damian Lillard (Achilles) outF Matisse Thybulle (thumb) outC Robert Williams III (knee) out
For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.
Mavericks at Trail Blazers picks and predictionsPrediction
Mavericks 115, Trail Blazers 111
The Blazers are 6-9 at home while the Mavs are 3-11 on the road. The Mavs have lost each of their last 6 road contests but are 14-3 in their last 17 games against Portland.
The Blazers have a pair of 3-game winning streaks, but their other 7 wins have come alone without a follow-up victory.
BET MAVERICKS (+110).
Seven of the Mavericks’ last 8 wins ATS have been outright victories.
The Blazers are 3-5-2 ATS in their last 10 games. They are 0-9-1 ATS in their last 10 games as favorites and only 2 of those games were outright wins.
With only a 2.5-point spread, you are better off betting the plus odds on the Mavs’ ML.
PASS.
The highest total for the Blazers in their last 5 games was 222.
Five of Dallas’ last 7 wins have not reached 233 total points.
BET UNDER 232.5 (-105).
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