The Mavericks have had an up-and-down season thus far but one trend sticks out: Dallas has been favored in 19 games and they’ve failed to cover on just five of those occasions, Matt Moore of the Action Network writes.
Mark Cuban’s club is 13-5-1 straight up during the first half when coming into the game as the favorite. Moore adds that Dallas has won the first half by four points or more in over half (10-of-19) of those games.
Mavs’ First-Half Spread (PointsBet): -3.5 (-115)
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- The Nets will be without Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (right knee soreness) and Jeff Green (right shoulder contusion) vs. the Spurs on Monday. Kyrie Irving is expected back after missing Saturday’s game against the Mavs.
