Phoenix Looking for Second Consecutive Win After Losing 13 Straight
A Western Conference showdown in the desert southwest highlights the Sunday NBA calendar when the Dallas Mavericks visit the Phoenix Suns. The current line has Phoenix favored by 1 point with the over/under point total on 213.5
Entering the game, Dallas has an overall record on the season of 32-47 straight up and 42-36-1 against the spread. On the road, the Mavericks are 10-28 SU and 17-20-1 ATS. Phoenix on the season is 23-57 SU and 39-40-1 ATS. At home, the Suns are 13-25 SU and 20-18 ATS.
Dallas enters this game off a home loss of 102-89 against San Antonio, while Phoenix ended its losing skid with a 120-99 win on the road over Oklahoma City late Friday night.
Phoenix has won two of its three games this season head to head with Dallas.
Dallas looked sluggish on offense against San Antonio shooting just 43% from the floor and was outrebounded by 16 by the Spurs. Yogi Ferrell was the leading scorer for Dallas with 11 points. The point guard has played well for Dallas since joining the team in January.
Harrison Barnes leads Dallas in scoring overall with an average of 19.2 points a game. Dallas has lost seven of its past eight games and on the road has won just 11 of 39 games.
Dallas has the lowest scoring offense in the league at 97.8 points a game, but its defense is No. 4 in the league allowing just 100.5 points a game.
Phoenix ended its losing streak of 13 straight with its win over the Thunder. The Suns hit 52% of their shots and played strong defensively.
Devin Booker scored 37 points for Phoenix and leads the team in scoring with an average of 22.1 points a game. In two games this season versus Dallas Booker has scored 39 and 36 points.
Phoenix averages 107.5 points a game which is No. 9 in the league and allows a league worst 113.2 points a game defensively.
Dallas is 0-3-1 ATS in its past 4 games against opponents from the Western Conference.
Prediction: Both teams are looking to next season, but it appears Phoenix still has some fight after winning its first game in its past 14. Take the Suns to win outright in this game.
