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The Phoenix Suns and the Dallas Mavericks will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at American Airlines Center.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mavericks listed as 7-point favorites versus the Suns, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Last time out for Phoenix, they were a 128-122 winner as they battled the Timberwolves at home. The Suns failed to cover in the match as a 10-point favorite, while 250 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Mavericks were a 103-98 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Trail Blazers. They failed to cover the 6.5?point spread as favorites, while the total score (201) made winners of OVER bettors.
Team records:
Phoenix: 12-12 SU, 9-14-1 ATS
Dallas: 20-5 SU, 13-10-2 ATS
Phoenix most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Oklahoma City are 6-4
After playing Minnesota are 8-2
After a win are 5-5
Dallas most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Miami are 9-1
After playing Portland are 3-7
After a win are 9-1
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 12 games
Phoenix is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games at home
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Dallas is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games
Next up:
Phoenix at Oklahoma City, Sunday, December 19
Dallas at Miami, Monday, December 20