Mavericks vs Suns NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at US Airways Center.

Oddsmakers currently have the Mavericks listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Suns, while the game's total is sitting at 190.

The Mavericks were a 95-85 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Knicks. They covered the 2.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (180) made winners of UNDER bettors.

Phoenix lost its last outing, a 115-104 result against the Thunder on March 7. The Suns failed to cover in that game as a 9.5-point underdog, while the 219 combined points took the game OVER the total.

Dallas:
Team record: 23-17 SU, 22-18 ATS

is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games when playing Phoenix
is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix

When playing on Thursday are 9-1
Before playing Sacramento are 8-2
After playing New York are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Phoenix:
Team record: 17-21 SU, 17-21 ATS

The total has gone OVER in 5 of last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games at home

When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Memphis are 5-5
After playing Oklahoma City are 8-2
After a loss are 6-4

Next up:
Dallas at Sacramento, Friday, March 9
Phoenix home to Memphis, Saturday, March 10