Mavericks-Spurs Odds Preview

The Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at AT&T Center in the opening game of their first-round playoff series. Oddsmakers currently have the Spurs listed as 4-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Mavericks outscored the Rockets by 16 points in the fourth quarter to pull out a 95-84 victory in their season finale on Wednesday. The Mavericks won the game as a pick'em, while the team's played UNDER the posted total of 190. Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks with 30 points and 15 rebounds in a double-double performance. Tony Parker led the way with 29 points on Wednesday night as the Spurs topped the Hornets by a final score of 105-98 in overtime. The Spurs failed to cover the 9-point spread at home in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the night's posted total (176). Team records: Dallas: 50-32 SU, 40-42 ATS San Antonio: 54-28 SU, 40-40-2 ATS Dallas most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing San Antonio are 6-4 After playing Houston are 9-1 After a win are 5-5 San Antonio most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Dallas are 8-2 After playing New Orleans are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Antonio Dallas is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against San Antonio The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Dallas's last 16 games on the road San Antonio is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas San Antonio is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Dallas Next up: Dallas at San Antonio, Monday, April 20 San Antonio home to Dallas, Monday, April 20