The 30-33 Dallas Mavericks will travel to play the 49-16 San Antonio Spurs in an NBA pro basketball game on Thursday night. Tip off time from San Antonio is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TNT.
The NBA odds from this pro basketball game has the home team San Antonio Spurs favored by -7 ½ points with an over under line of 206 points. There has been no line movement since the odds were released a few hours ago.
The teams have met three times this season with the Spurs winning and covering the point spread in all three games.
Dallas has a road record of 13-21. They win their fourth straight following a 115-108 road victory on Tuesday to the Milwaukee Bucks as a +2 ½ point underdog. The game finished over 210 points. The Mavs enjoyed a 50% shooting game with 11 of 29 coming from the three point line. They allowed the Bucks 48.3% from the floor and win because Dallas attempted 10 more free throws. Vince Carter off the bench had 23 points on 6 of 10 shooting in the Mavericks win. The team sits in the tenth seed in the Western conference trailing the eighth seeded LA Lakers by three games for the final playoff spot. The Mavs are in this spot because of their defense. The team sits 27th and fourth to last in the NBA in scoring defense by allowing 102.3 points a game.
The Spurs are 26-4 on their home court. The team comes off a 107-83 road defeat on Tuesday to the Minnesota Timberwolves as a -9 point betting favorite. The game finished under 195 ½ points. It was another bad loss for the team. They dropped a 30 point home decision to Portland on Friday. The Spurs shot just 35.4% from the floor and made 9 of 29 from three. They allowed the Timberwolves 53.7% shooting and pulled down ten less rebounds than Minnesota. Cory Joseph for San Antonio had 15 points and three assists on 5 of 9 from the floor. The team was without Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard who missed the game with knee problems. Point guard Tony Parker is out until early next month with an ankle sprain. San Antonio sits in the top four in all four key areas of offense which are points per game, field goal, three point and free throw shooting.
