Heat vs. Mavericks NBA Free Pick
DALLAS, TX (The Spread) – The 2011-12 NBA season is finally here! At 2:30PM ET today, the Mavericks will host the Heat in a rematch of lat year’s NBA Finals.
ODDS: Oddsmakers have installed the Heat as 4-point favorites over the Mavericks, while the over/under total is currently sitting at 188 points. Dallas, of course, topped Miami in last year’s NBA Finals by shocking a loaded Heat squad.
LINE MOVEMENT: When the odds opened for this game, the line was actually a pick’em. But the spread has climbed ever since and now most sports books have the Heat listed at either –4 or –4.5. (There are some select books that have Miami at –3.5 but the majority of places have the spread listed between 4 and 4.5.)
PUBLIC BETTING: Of the 18,000-plus wagers on today’s game, 69% of the NBA betting public currently favors the Heat. This information is subject to change, however, so make sure you click on the link provided for the most up-to-date NBA betting numbers.
NBA FREE PICK: Take Miami. According to latest NBA trends, the Heat are 6-2-1 against the spread in their last nine trips to Dallas and are 6-1 ATS in their lat seven games as a road favorite. The road team is also 13-3-2 ATS in the last 18 meetings between these two teams while the underdog is 3-1-1 ATS in the last five meetings. Look for LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to start the season off on the right foot by exacting some revenge over a Dallas team that ruined their championship dreams last season.
SUNDAY NBA FREE PICK: MIAMI HEAT –4
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