Miami Heat at Dallas Mavericks Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 11/8/2014
Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 7:30 PM
American Airlines Center in Dallas
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The Miami Heat will play in their sixth game of the season on Sunday night when they take on the high-flying offense of the Dallas Mavericks.
During the 2013-14 season, the Heat and the Mavs played each other two times, with Miami winning both of those games. They won the first game 110-104, then beat them 117-106 on the road near the end of the season.
Heat power forward Chris Bosh has faced the Mavs 22 times in his career and has averaged 19.5 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. Shooting guard Dwyane Wade is averaging 22.7 points and 5.9 assists per game against Dallas, while point guard Mario Chalmers has averaged 10 points and 4.3 assists against them in his career.
The Mavericks picked up their second road win of the season on Friday by easily beating the Utah Jazz 105-82 on the road. Their defense was very good in that win by forcing the Jazz into committing 21 turnovers. With that win, they moved into third place in the Southwest.
Through their first six games, the Mavs are second in the NBA in scoring with 106.5 points per game. Veteran Dirk Nowitzki has been able to score 21.2 points per game while grabbing 5.8 rebounds per game. Point guard Devin Harris is averaging 11.3 points and a team-high five assists per game so far this season.
Miami Heat Betting Trends
Miami Heat are 3-2-0 Against the Spread
Miami Heat are 3-2-0 against the Over/Under
Dallas Mavericks Betting Trends
Dallas Mavericks are 4-2-0 Against the Spread
Dallas Mavericks are 3-3-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Miami Heat
11/08/14 F Chris Andersen Ribs is downgraded to doubtful Saturday vs. Minnesota
11/08/14 F Udonis Haslem Quad is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Minnesota
11/08/14 C Justin Hamilton Hip expected to miss Saturday vs. Minnesota
11/07/14 F Danny Granger Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. Minnesota
Dallas Mavericks
11/08/14 F Chandler Parsons Respiratory probable Sunday vs. Miami
11/08/14 G Raymond Felton Suspension expected to miss next 4 games
Tony's Pick: Take Dallas
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