Thunder-Mavericks Preview

The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at American Airlines Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Mavericks listed as 12½-point favorites versus the Thunder, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Thunder blew a fourth quarter lead and lost 108-102 last time out, as 2-point underdogs. The combined 210 points made it OVER the posted total of 201. Kevin Durant tossed in a game-high 28 points in the loss. The Mavericks pulled ahead late in the game and earned a 95-90 victory over the Bobcats on Thursday. The Mavericks failed to cover the 13.5-point spread, while the 185 points fell UNDER the posted total of 192. Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks with 23 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double. Jason Terry chipped in with a team-high 26 points in the win. Current streak: Oklahoma City has lost 5 straight games. Team records: Oklahoma City: 2-21 SU, 12-11 ATS Dallas: 12-9 SU, 9-12 ATS Oklahoma City most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing San Antonio are 2-8 After playing Memphis are 1-9 After a loss are 1-9 Dallas most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Denver are 7-3 After playing Charlotte are 8-1 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oklahoma City's last 10 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing Dallas The total has gone OVER in 16 of Oklahoma City's last 20 games when playing on the road against Dallas Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City Dallas is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing Oklahoma City Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, Sunday, December 14 Dallas home to Denver, Monday, December 15