NBA Odds Favor Warriors for Home Game vs Dallas Mavericks

Written by on February 4, 2015

It’s never easy for a team to play back to back games in the NBA, but spare a thought for the Dallas Mavericks, who happen to be in the middle of an 8 games in 13 night’s stretch that is enough to test the limits of any team. However, the Mavericks are heading to the Bay Area for a tough match against the Golden State Warriors at the Oakland Arena. Who has the edge heading to game? Find out in this exclusive game preview complete with NBA odds and match analysis.
Date/Time: February 4th , 10:30 PM
Location: ORACLE Arena, Oakland, California TV: ESPN Spread: Warriors -8½
Dallas has pretty comfortably won the first three of those games, but will be in for a tougher go of it versus Golden State on Wednesday night. The NBA-best Warriors will go for a third straight victory on Wednesday when they welcome the Dallas Mavericks to Oracle Arena. Golden State has won two in a row on the heels of a rare, two-game losing streak. They knocked off the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, then continued their domination of the Pacific Division with a 121-96 road drubbing of the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. Stephen Curry commanded the scoring with 23 points, nine assists, five rebounds and three steals to lead the Warriors. Curry’s fellow All-Star in the Golden State backcourt was much quieter on Tuesday than last time the Warriors faced the Kings.

Golden State W

On the other hand, Klay Thompson set a league record for points in a quarter on Jan. 23, netting 37 of Golden State’s 41 in the third en route to a 126-101 Warriors win over the Kings. Thompson, who finished with 52 points after departing at the 9:28 mark of the fourth, made all 13 of his shots in the third, with nine of them coming from beyond the arc. The Mavericks have won three in a row, but will have to play without Rajon Rondo, who suffered several facial fractures on Saturday and didn’t accompany the team out west.

Mavericks vs Warriors

Betting Trends

Dallas Mavericks Dallas MavericksDallas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas’s last 5 games Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road Dallas is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas’s last 6 games on the road Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Golden State Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Golden State The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas’s last 7 games when playing Golden State
Golden State Warriors Golden State WarriorsGolden State is 12-4-1 ATS in its last 17 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State’s last 7 games Golden State is 13-3-1 ATS in its last 17 games at home Golden State is 20-1 SU in its last 21 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State’s last 5 games at home Golden State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas Golden State is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games
This is a match-up that has all the makings of being a high-scoring affair, especially if their previous meetings this season are anything to go by.  I do like Dallas against the spread on this one, but as it’s the second of a back to back games for the home team, I expect it might be close.