Mavs Favorites Against Houston

The Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets are on a collision course and are set to collide this evening.

The Mavericks are –2-point favorites versus Houston.

Motivation becomes a huge factor at this late point in the season. A team like the Houston Rockets sits pretty securely with a No. 3 seed, so most think this means not a lot is driving the team to perform. However, James Harden dropped 51 points in his last outing showing that they are not done for the season yet.

Harden’s performance also ups the ante in the MVP race, as just when you think he is out of the hunt, he goes and drop over 50 points in one game.

The Rockets faced off against the Sacramento Kings in their last outing, winning 115-111. Houston did not cover the spread as –10.5 favorites. The total for the game went OVER.

Houston is 4-1 against the spread over their last five games on the road.

Dallas have yet to clinch their playoff berth yet and with each win they get closer and closer.

Dallas is 3-10 against the spread over their last 13 games. They won their last outing against the Oklahoma City Thunder just covering a 3-point spread as underdogs, winning 135-131. The total went OVER in that game.

The total for this game is currently sitting at around 211 points.

The Mavs have trended toward the OVER in seven of their last 10 games. However, digging deep into their last 21 games, 14 of those have sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

The total for Houston has trended toward the UNDER in four of their last five games on the road.

The game starts at 8:30 p.m. ET.