Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Western Conference Playoffs - Game 5

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The Dallas Mavericks take on the Houston Rockets on Tuesday in the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs.

The Mavericks are 4-0 against the spread in their last 4 games playing on 1 day rest and 7-17 ATS in their last 24 games overall. They are 7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game. The over is 6-0 in the Mavericks last 6 games playing on 1 day rest and 4-0 in their last 4 games following a straight up win.

The Rockets are 11-1 ATS in their last 12 games following a S.U. loss of more than 10 points and 9-1 ATS in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. They are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 Conference Quarterfinals games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record. The over is 4-0 in the Rockets last 4 games following a S.U. loss and 8-1 in their last 9 home games.

Head-to-head, the home team is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings. The Mavericks are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings and 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Houston.

Dallas Mavericks Betting Trends

Dallas Mavericks are 35-47-4 Against the Spread

Dallas Mavericks are 42-44-0 against the Over/Under

Houston Rockets Betting Trends

Houston Rockets are 51-34-1 Against the Spread

Houston Rockets are 44-42-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Dallas Mavericks

04/22/15 G Rajon Rondo Back out indefinitely
04/22/15 F Chandler Parsons Knee out for season

Houston Rockets

04/19/15 G K.J. McDaniels Elbow out indefinitely
04/08/15 F Donatas Motiejunas Back out for season
03/30/15 G Patrick Beverley Wrist out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Dallas

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