Dallas Mavericks vs Philadelphia 76ers Predictions, Picks and Player Props March 2
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WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his predictions and player props for tonight’s Dallas Mavericks vs Philadelphia 76ers battle from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. Both the Mavericks and 76ers sit second place in their respective division heading in.
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Dallas Mavericks vs Philadelphia 76ers Betting Odds
| Thursday, March 2 | NBA Betting Notes, Courtesy of Caesars |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Dallas Mavericks -4 vs Philadelphia 76ers |
| Total: | 229 Points |
| Arena: | American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX |
| Game Time: | 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT |
| TV: | TNT |
Dallas Mavericks vs Philadelphia 76ers Betting Analysis
The 76ers are on a back to back, but they got the easy win against Miami last night and they sat Embiid last night, which means he probably plays tonight.
Dallas is a -4 favorite despite their lack of success recently as they’ve lost five out of six with their lone win being against lowly San Antonio.
Kyrie and Luka Not In The Honeymoon Phase
It’s not been a great run for Dallas as they’ve lost to Sacramento, Minney, Denver, LAL, and Indiana and look no further than their defense as the culprit.
They traded defense for offense in the Kyrie trade and Dallas is 5th worst in defensive rating the last six games. They are 5th best in offensive rating, but it’s not equating to wins. Dallas is 1-4 ATS their last five, and they are 1-3-1 ATS at home their last five home games.
It’s easy to see why Philly wanted Embiid for this matchup as Dallas doesn’t have much defense for centers. Miles Turner just went for 24 against them, and Anthony Davis went for 30 the game before that.
They’ve been clunky at the end of games with Kyrie and Luka struggling to define their roles inside of two minutes, and if they are to win tonight and moving forward, that’s going to have to be fixed immediately.
Philadelphia Sandwich, But Not Cheesesteak
This could be looked at like a sandwich game as Philly just took on Miami twice, and they have a showdown with Milwaukee on Saturday, but Embiid getting a game off last night will ensure that he’s close to full strength tonight as he’s dealing with the nagging foot injury.
Philly has been solid all season and their recent losses are to elite Boston, red hot New York, and rival Miami so they’ve only lost to tough teams.
They are 11th in offensive rating and 15th in defensive rating the last 15 games, but they have defensive issues on the perimeter as Harden and Maxey can’t slow down mediocre guards, let alone guys like Luka and Kyrie.
Nothing stands out ATS for Philly, but they are 3-7 O/U their last 10 games so they’ve been involved in low scoring games.
Dallas Mavericks vs Philadelphia 76ers Player Prop Prediction
I don’t see much that jumps out to me for the side or the spread so I’ll look to my trusty player props, and I’ll go to Kyrie Irving over his Rebounds+Assists at 10.5.
Irving has been really active in both categories, and has had 14 and 16 the last two games, and even before the all-star game he had 11, 14, 13, and 9.
Dallas doesn’t have a dominant rebounder, and everything that Dallas does will run through Luka and/or Kyrie so I see another nice performance from Kyrie on the stat sheet.
Best Bet: Kyrie Irving Over 10.5 Rebs+Assts
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Meet the Author
Andy Lang has lived in Indianapolis his whole life, and like most people from the Hoosier State, he became fascinated with motor sports. That interest in motor sports turned into a desire to make money off the sport through fantasy contests and sports betting. Like most, he took his lumps when he first got started, but now he is one of the most respected NASCAR bettors in the industry. Andy has expanded that sports betting experience to become profitable in a number of other sports, transforming this interest from a side hobby to a major source of income.
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