2010 NBA Playoffs: Spurs vs Mavericks Game 1 Odds & Picks: The American Airlines Center will host Game 1 of the Spurs and Mavericks opening round playoff series tonight. Tip off between the two Southwest Division rivals in scheduled for 8:00pm ET on TNT. 2010 NBA Playoffs Odds & Picks at online bookmaker Bodog.com have Dallas listed as a -4.5 against the spread home favorite. The game total in this evening's contest is presently set at 194 with the Over drawing -115 moneyline odds.
San Antonio may be showing some chinks in its aging armor, but the old guys still had enough to go 50-32 during the 
regular season and secure the seventh place in the Western Conference overall standings. The Spurs also finished second only to the Mavericks in the Southwest Division.
San Antonio, which went 21-20 away from home this year, lost three of its four games with Dallas this season, including the regular season finale on April 14th. The Mavs won that game 96-89 despite 27 points and 23 rebounds from Spurs rookie forward DeJuan Blair. San Anotnio's lone win against Dallas came way back on November 11th (92-83).
The Mavericks took second place in the West after putting together a 55-27 record. Dallas finished a mere two games back of the Lakers after winning five in row to close out its regular season schedule.
Somewhat surprsingly, Mark Cuban's team won almost as many road games (27) as it did at the American Airlines Center (28). Dallas had no trouble scoring on its home court, averaging 101.8 points per game there this year, but it gave up 99.6 per contest to its regular season opposition. The Spurs, however, have scored an average of just 93.8 in their last 10 games at Dallas; it is no coincidence that San Antonio is 3-7 in those outings (lost five straight).
2010 NBA Playoffs Betting Trend: The Mavericks are 7-3 against the spread and 9-1 straight up in their last 10 games as a home favorite in the month of April with a spread between 4 and 7.5. The Over is just 2-8 in those games.
Bodog.com 2010 NBA Playoffs: Spurs vs Mavericks Game 1 Odds & Picks:
San Antonio Spurs +4.5 (-110), Over 194 (-115), +160 (Monyeline)
Dallas Mavericks -4.5 (-110), Under 194 (-105), -180 (Moneyline)
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