Mavericks vs Thunder NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Oddsmakers currently have the Thunder listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Dallas lost its last outing, a 115-93 result against the Nuggets on December 26. The Mavericks failed to cover in that game as a 4.5-point favorite, while the 208 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Oklahoma City was a 98-95 winner in its last match on the road against the Grizzlies. They covered the 1?point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 193 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Dallas:
Team record: 0-2 SU, 0-2 ATS
Current streak: lost 2 straight games.

is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of last 10 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games

When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Toronto are 8-2
After playing Denver are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Oklahoma City:
Team record: 3-0 SU, 2-1 ATS
Current streak: won 3 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 8 of last 10 games when playing at home against Dallas
is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 6 games when playing Dallas

When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Phoenix are 5-5
After playing Memphis are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

Next up:
Dallas home to Toronto, Friday, December 30
Oklahoma City home to Phoenix, Saturday, December 31