Philadelphia 76ers vs Dallas Mavericks Predictions, Picks and Odds 3/18/22
Philadelphia 76ers vs Dallas Mavericks Betting Preview and Predictions
NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his Philadelphia 76ers vs Dallas Mavericks preview for Friday, March 17. At the time of posting, The 76ers have opened as a 2.5-point home favorite over the road Mavericks, with the total sitting at 217 points.
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| Friday, March 18 | NBA Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| Point Spread: | Philadelphia 76ers -2.5 vs Dallas Mavericks |
| Total: | 217 Points |
| Game Time: | 7:10pm ET / 4:10pm PT |
| Arena: | Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA |
| TV: | NBC Sports Philadelphia |
Philadelphia 76ers vs Dallas Mavericks Analysis
Philly will host Dallas this evening in a matchup of playoff teams who have intentions of a deep playoff run as Philly will be -2.5 favorites.
The story in this game is Embiid being listed as a game time decision as he was last game before going for 35 points in a win against Cleveland.
Doc Rivers has said he’ll rest Harden and Embiid to make sure they don’t wear out before the playoffs, so I’ll write this up thinking Embiid will play tonight as they have a tight schedule coming up as they play Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.
Dallas appears to have no issues with lineups, so let’s find the best play in this game.
Mavericks Making Their Move
It’s been a great stretch for Dallas as they’re 14-3 straight up since Feb. 4 where they started this winning streak against this 76ers team.
They’ve won 8 out of 9 with the loss being a bizarre game against the Knicks where they had an all time bad shooting night. They also have beat two good teams in a row in Boston and Brooklyn, as well as Utah and Golden State twice in that stretch.
Dallas is 7-3 ATS their last 10 games, and they are 1-4 O/U so they’ve still been playing solid defense as they are the 9th best in defensive efficiency in the month of March.
76ers Alternating Wins and Losses
The last seven games they’ve alternated winning the losing and they’re losing to the good teams and wining against lesser teams, and this goes back to the Harden trade.
Their most recent three losses are to Denver, Brooklyn and Miami while their most recent three wins are to struggling Cleveland, bad Orlando, and imploding Chicago.
They also are a bad covering team at home going 13-21 ATS for the season and 3-7 ATS their last 10. Obviously, the big question is will Embiid play tonight, I think he will. Even if he does, I’m not sure they win this game.
Philadelphia 76ers vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction
I consider Dallas a really good team, and they are the type of team that Philly has been losing to. Dallas isn’t good against Embiid, so if he plays expect a big game from him, but he does that against everyone today.
What I like for Dallas is they are #1 in the NBA defending shooting guards and #3 against point guards, so expect them to disrupt the Philly offense. I’ll take Dallas and the points.
Prediction: Dallas Mavericks +2.5
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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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