Will The Mavericks Extend Win Streak to Seven?
The Road Team Has Won The First Two Games With These Suns vs Mavericks Lines
The Dallas Mavericks will look to continue their hot stretch from before the All-Star Break with a home game against the Phoenix Suns.
The Mavericks are currently on a six-game winning streak and have risen in the Western Conference standings. A win against the Suns would help, with Phoenix sitting one game in front of the Mavericks heading into this matchup.
While the Suns are only on a two-game winning streak, Phoenix has won four of its last five games. They’re also playing at a high level heading into the second half.
Therefore, the spread is tight, with the Mavericks currently -3 favorites. Meanwhile, the total is at 244.
We’ll break down the Suns vs Mavericks lines below and include a best bet for this NBA matchup.
Suns vs Mavericks 
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Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Streaming: TNT
Suns vs Mavericks Lines & Trends
This will be the third and final regular-season matchup between the Suns and Mavericks.
Both road teams won the first matchup by double digits. The Phoenix Suns will be the road team in this game against the Suns.
Heading into the second half, the Suns are 15-11 on the road, facing a Dallas team that has only gone 17-13 at home this year.
The Suns still aren’t profitable against the spread. They’ve covered 23 of 54 games this season and have hit the Under one more time than the Over this year.
On the other hand, Dallas has gone 29-26 against the spread but has also hit the Under in 28 of 55 games this season.
Meanwhile, while each road team won and covered against the spread in earlier games, the Under hit in both matchups.
The Suns Have Fans!
It was recently reported that the Suns’ viewership is up 94% year over year since Mat Ishbia took ownership of the Phoenix Suns.
He made Suns’ games available for free on local television and has made an impact by doing so.
Ishbia has helped the Suns make blockbuster deals and invested in a WNBA franchise. He’s also brought back a G-League affiliate to the Suns’ organization, which was something Phoenix stopped in 2020.
Not only has Ishbia given Phoenix fans a good product, but he’s starting to deliver on home-court advantages.
Is Dante Exum Nearing a Return?
Dallas Mavericks guard Dante Exum didn’t practice on Tuesday after the Mavericks resumed practicing after the All-Star Break.
Exum is dealing with a right knee injury that he says is still sore.
He hasn’t played in a game since January 26 and has missed the last ten games for the Mavericks.
Head coach Jason Kidd said Exum could return from the four-game Eastern Conference road trip that begins on Sunday against the Pacers.
But don’t expect him to play in this game against the Suns.
Phoenix Is Better
The Phoenix Suns might not have Bradley Beal for this matchup. He recently underwent a procedure to address his broken nose and is listed as a game-time decision for this game. It’s also unclear if Thaddeus Young will play.
He officially signed with the Suns on Tuesday, but it could take a couple of practices for Young before he plays any meaningful minutes for the Suns.
Either way, the Suns are scoring 119.4 points per 100 possessions. They have a 57.2% effective field goal percentage and a 23.8 free throw rate. That free throw rate is second in the NBA.
But more important, the Suns have earned 28.1% of offensive rebounds. With Dallas allowing 28.3% of offensive rebounds on the defensive end, Phoenix should earn many second chances.
The Suns are sometimes careless with the ball. They’ll need to limit turnovers better. However, if they can do that, the Suns should get solid looks from the field, earn many second chances, and consistently get to the foul line.
On the other hand, Dallas is just as good offensively. They’ve scored 119.1 points per 100 possessions and have shot an effective field goal percentage of 57%.
The Mavericks won’t turn the ball over at a high rate. However, Dallas also won’t get to the foul line as much and has earned only 24.2% of offensive rebounds per game this season.
Meanwhile, the Suns have held NBA teams to a 54.1% effective field goal percentage and have allowed a free throw rate of 18.6 on defense, which is 7th-best in the NBA.
The Suns aren’t always dominant on the defensive glass. Although, again, Dallas is just flat-out worse at earning second chances.
The road team has won this game multiple times in this regular season series. We like that to happen again in this one.
Out of all the NBA games today, the Suns vs Mavericks lines have us looking at the NBA spread of the Suns at +3 (-110) as one of our top NBA picks.
Let’s start the second half strong in the NBA!
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