Mavericks vs Clippers Prediction and Betting Preview Feb 10
Mavericks vs Clippers Predictions and Odds
WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his Mavericks vs Clippers prediction and betting preview for Thursday, February 10. At the time of posting, Mavericks has opened as a 7-point home favorite over the visitors from Los Angeles, with the total sitting at 215 points.
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| Thursday, February 10 | NBA Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Dallas Mavericks -7 vs Los Angeles Clippers |
| Total: | 215 Points |
| Game Time: | 8:40pm ET / 5:40pm PT |
| Arena: | American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX |
| TV: | Bally Sports SoCal |
Mavericks vs Clippers Analysis
The Mavericks will be playing their fifth home game in a row as they host the Clippers tonight, and the books have the Mavericks as -7 favorites with a total of 215 right now.
Dallas has won three in a row while the Clippers have lost three out of four and are playing their second game with Covington and Powell after the trade. Surely, there’s a bet in here we can win and don’t call me Shirley.
The Big D in Dallas
Dallas has played incredible defense the last three games allowing 86 points to Detroit, 94 to Atlanta, and 98 to Philly and that’s resulted in a three game winning streak and a three game against the spread winning streak.
Doncic is playing great, and the defense held the last three opponents to 19-82 from three point range. Chalk some of it up to bad shooting, but three games in a row tells me they’re doing something right.
Brunson has been playing better and better as the season has gone along and has emerged as a solid second option on the perimeter behind Doncic, and that combo should have success tonight as LA is susceptible to guards as they’ve given up 30 points to Ja Morant and 27 to Jrue Holiday the last two games.
New Look Clippers
I have the opinion that we don’t see Paul George the rest of the season as his elbow injury puts guys out for the year in other sports, so this current Clippers team may be what we see from them the rest of the year.
It’s tough to take away much from the last two games as they were blown off the court by Milwaukee and Memphis, two of the best teams in the league.
Beating the Lakers by one previous to that is something, but losing by six to the awful Pacers is bad so I can’t say they’re in good form and they are 1-4 against the spread the last five games.
Looking at the numbers from the Memphis game the minutes were evenly spread through the entire roster, and Powell and Covington were two of their top three scorers, but without knowing their exact rotation and them not having a true number one It’s hard to predict where the production will come from.
I expect to see a ton of different lineups and rotations out of them for the foreseeable future as they try and find consistency. Player Props are going to be tough with this team, but I think I know what I want to do with them tonight.
Mavericks vs Clippers Prediction
I believe this stretch for the Clippers is going to be a lot of rotating guys in and out of the lineup, and that will created inconsistency and struggles at times during games.
Dallas is playing great defense and I expect a smothering effort tonight. The last three games for Dallas haven’t come remotely close to this 215 total, so this under is a solid play for me.
Prediction: Under 215
Mavericks vs Clippers Preview from GoldSheet
This is the first of a two-game set in LA played tonight and Saturday at American Airlines Arena, and we have to believe Steve Ballmer is tearing his hair out.
It has to be very frustrated after making a move to take on salary from Portland by acquiring Norman Powell and Robert Covington to promote Tyron Lue’s Clippers scoring punch, only to have the team give up more than 130 points in the two games since and been roughed up like a hedge fund manager that shorted crypto currency in 2016.
The Clips have have been the worst team in the league defensively in the last two games, and while Powell and Covington have led the team 1-2 in scoring, the “others” have deferred and seen their scoring drop off. Dallas has recovered from straight up losses at Orlando and against OKC and won and covered three straight, including beating hot Eastern teams Philly and Atlanta.
The Mavericks seeming to step up against the higher profile foes of late and have to consider LA high profile despite recent setbacks.
The Clippers are “over” 9-3 last 12, while Dallas has been the king “under” team at home this season with a 22-6-1 “under” mark at the American Airlines Arena.
These two split the first 2 meetings this season, both held in LA, with the Clips winning the first and 97-91 while the Mavs bounced back in the 2nd, but those games were way back before Thanksgiving. Play Dallas and the Under.
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