NBA Predictions: Will Mavericks hand awful Knicks another loss? 3/13/18

Mavericks vs. Knicks Prediction

Will the Dallas Mavericks cover the point spread tonight when they visit the awful New York Knicks at 7:30 p.m. ET?

Game Snapshot

(527) Dallas Mavericks at (528) New York Knicks

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

TV: N/A, 7:30 p.m. ET

CURRENT ODDS

According to oddsmakers from online sports book YouWager, the Mavericks are 1-point road favorites to beat the Knicks while the over/under currently sits at 216.5 points.

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LINE MOVEMENT

Dallas opened as a 2.5-point road favorite but the line dropped to 1 at the majority of online sportsbooks. The total, meanwhile, hit the board at 212.5 but it has climbed to 216.

WHO PUBLIC BETTORS LIKE

As of Tuesday afternoon, 79% of betting tickets wagered at online sportsbooks are on the Raptors to cover the point spread. Meanwhile, 63% of betting tickets are on the over.

KEY INJURIES

Kristaps Porzingis (knee) is out for the season while Enes Kanter (back) is questionable for the Knicks. Wesley Matthews, meanwhile, is out for the Mavericks due to a leg injury.

BETTING STRATEGY

The Knicks have been one of the worst ATS teams in the league lately. They’re 3-13 against the number in their last 16 games overall, are 1-10 against the spread in their last 11 home games, and are 3-14 at the betting window in their last 17 games playing on one day of rest. The Mavericks, meanwhile, are 5-0 against the number in their last five games coming off a double-digit loss at home and are 12-3-1 at the betting window in their last 16 road games versus a team with a winning home record.

 

TUESDAY NBA PREDICTION: DALLAS MAVERICKS -1