Mavericks vs Heat NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Oddsmakers currently have the Heat listed as 8-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total is sitting at 188½.

Dallas won its last outing, a 90-81 result against the Rockets on March 27. The Mavericks covered in that game as a 7-point favorite, while the 171 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Miami lost its last outing, a 105-90 result against the Pacers on March 26. The Heat failed to cover in that game as a 3.5-point favorite, while the 195 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Dallas:
Team record: 29-22 SU, 26-25 ATS
Current streak: won 2 straight games.

is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Miami
is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 8 of last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games on the road

When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Orlando are 7-3
After playing Houston are 9-1
After a win are 5-5

Miami:
Team record: 35-13 SU, 23-25 ATS
Current streak: lost 2 straight games.

is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 6 games
is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games

When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Toronto are 5-5
After playing Indiana are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

Next up:
Dallas at Orlando, Friday, March 30
Miami at Toronto, Friday, March 30