{"id":32284,"date":"2014-01-03T11:19:33","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T16:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=32284"},"modified":"2014-01-03T11:19:33","modified_gmt":"2014-01-03T16:19:33","slug":"nba-picks-los-angeles-clippers-vs-dallas-mavericks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nba-picks-los-angeles-clippers-vs-dallas-mavericks-32284\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Picks: Los Angeles Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks
\nFriday, 1\/3\/14, 8:30 PM EST
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Dallas -1
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Los Angeles -1.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 204.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 204
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Dallas Mavericks are on a 3-0 SUATS run<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Los Angeles has alternated wins and losses over its last four games, as it comes off a 112-85 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats as 10.5-point home favorites Wednesday, while going OVER the betting total of 193.\u00a0 The Clippers have three probable starters averaging in double figures, with forward Blake Griffin leading the way at 22.0 points a contest, which can\u2019t be ignored when looking over the NBA betting lines.\u00a0 He is coming off a 31-point performance last time out.\u00a0 Los Angeles is 5-1 SUATS versus Southwest division opponents this season, with no clear edge in terms of the betting total (3-3 Over\/Under).<\/p>\n

The Clippers are 8-9 SU away from the Staples Center this season, including a 5-4 mark versus Western Conference opponents.\u00a0 Los Angeles has dropped 11 of its last 12 trips to the American Airlines Center, which is important to consider when making your NBA betting picks.\u00a0 The franchise is showing an improved defense under first-year head coach Doc Rivers, which has led to a 15-8 SU record since Nov. 19.<\/p>\n

Dallas has won and covered the number in its last three games, including an 87-78 victory over the Washington Wizards as two-point road underdogs Wednesday, while going UNDER the betting total in each of those contests.\u00a0 The Mavericks haven\u2019t been getting much production from forward Dirk Nowitzki offensively, as he shot a combined 34.8 percent on the team\u2019s recent three-game road trip.\u00a0 Dallas 0-3 ATS after three or more consecutive UNDERs during the 2013-14 campaign.<\/p>\n

The Mavericks are 14-3 SU this season when leading going into the fourth quarter, including a 9-1 mark at home.\u00a0 Dallas will continue to lean heavily on small forward Shawn Marion on both ends of the floor, as he\u2019s averaging 18.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals over his last three games.\u00a0 Shooting guard Monta Ellis is also coming off a game-high 23-point performance against the Wizards.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely play the total, as the UNDER is 11-4 in the Clippers\u2019 last 15 road games.<\/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 vs. Dallas Mavericks Friday, 1\/3\/14, 8:30 PM EST Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Dallas -1 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Los Angeles -1.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 204.5 Current Total:\u00a0 204 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Los Angeles has alternated wins and losses over its last four games, as it comes off a 112-85 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":15646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,133],"tags":[749,19,20,1371,18,3693],"class_list":["post-32284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nba-handicapping","tag-blake-griffin","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\/32284","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=32284"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32285,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32284\/revisions\/32285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}