{"id":22576,"date":"2012-04-02T10:51:28","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T15:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=22576"},"modified":"2012-04-02T10:51:28","modified_gmt":"2012-04-02T15:51:28","slug":"clippers-vs-mavericks-nba-betting-odds-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/clippers-vs-mavericks-nba-betting-odds-and-predictions-22576\/","title":{"rendered":"Clippers vs. Mavericks: NBA Betting Odds and Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Clippers at Dallas Mavericks
\nMonday, 4\/2\/12, 8:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 FSSW
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Dallas -4.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Dallas -4.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 189.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 189.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki is averaging 19.5 points per game against the Los Angeles Clippers this year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Los Angeles captured all five games of its recent five-game homestand, as it heads out on the road for just one game before returning to host the Los Angeles Lakers inside the Staples Center on Wednesday night.\u00a0 \u201cIt ain\u2019t a huge milestone,\u201d commented Clippers point guard Chris Paul about the winning streak.\u00a0 \u201cYou\u2019ve got to strive for more than that.\u201d\u00a0 He finished with a game-high 26 points in the team\u2019s 105-96 win over the Utah Jazz as 5.5-point favorites last time out.\u00a0 Los Angeles is 8-8 ATS as an underdog and the \u201cover\u201d is 10-7 in that situation.<\/p>\n

The Clippers have a losing 11-13 record on the road this season, including a 7-10 mark versus Western Conference opponents.\u00a0 Los Angeles has split the first two meetings of the year with Dallas, including a 96-92 defeat as 3.5-point road underdogs on Feb. 13.\u00a0 It\u2019s important to note that the first two games went \u201cunder\u201d the posted total.\u00a0 All-Star power forward Blake Griffin is a player to watch on the offensive end, averaging a team-high 21.0 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n

Dallas has won three of its last four games and will begin a three-game homestand on Monday night, as it comes off a 100-98 win over the Orlando Magic as five-point road underdogs on Friday night.\u00a0 The Mavericks were led by the play of star forward Dirk Nowitzki, who finished with 28 points on 9-of-18 shooting, while Shawn Marion also contributed 15 points.\u00a0 \u201cWe showed a lot of fortitude, a lot of grit and a lot of togetherness,\u201d commented Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle about the win.\u00a0 Dallas is 2-7 ATS as a home favorite of 3.5 to 6 points this year.<\/p>\n

The Mavericks have won 28 of the last 33 matchups against the Clippers when playing at home, including the last 10.\u00a0 Carlisle has led the franchise to an 18-7 overall mark during his time on the sidelines in regular-season meetings.\u00a0 Nowitzki leads the team in averaging 19.5 points per game in the two games played in the series during the 2011-12 campaign.\u00a0 Dallas comes in with a 19-8 home record, including a 13-5 mark versus Western Conference foes.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Mavericks due to their 4-0 ATS mark at home in the series, while the Clippers are 1-4 ATS on the road.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NBA handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Clippers at Dallas Mavericks Monday, 4\/2\/12, 8:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 FSSW Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Dallas -4.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Dallas -4.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 189.5 Current Total:\u00a0 189.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Los Angeles captured all five games of its recent five-game homestand, as it heads out on the road for just one game […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":15647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,133],"tags":[749,837,19,20,1371,18,3693],"class_list":["post-22576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nba-handicapping","tag-blake-griffin","tag-chris-paul","tag-dallas-mavericks","tag-dirk-nowitzki","tag-los-angeles-clippers","tag-nba","tag-western-conference"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22576"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22577,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22576\/revisions\/22577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}