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Written by Scott Burgess
Thursday, 23 April 2009
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The Western Conference playoffs between the Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs are split at 1-1 with tonight’s game, April 23, shifting to Dallas. The Mavs have a 15-1 home record since the All-star break. NBA oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com have the Mavericks as -5 point home favs over the Spurs with the over/under set at 190.5 points. Get your 2009 NBA Playoffs Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction in now at Sportsbook.com

The Spurs Tony Parker was their star performer in Game 2 after accumulating 38pts in 33 minutes, leading the Spurs to a 105-84 routing of the Mavs. Parker scored as many points in the first quarter of Game 2 as the Mavericks did. Their other top producers were Tim Duncan with 13pts 11 rebounds, while Roger Mason added 12pts and Matt Boner had 11pts. As a team they shot 53.2% from the field, 38.9% from the arch and 82.4% from the line. The Spurs have done well to slow down Dirk Nowitzki. He scored at least 20 points in the final 25 games of the regular season, but San Antonio has limited Nowitzki to 19pts and 14pts over the first two games. He's 0-for-6 on 3-point tries.    

The Mavericks Eric Dampier is in hot water after his latest comments on Tony Parkers 38 point night. Dampier vowed to put Parker “flat on his back” in Game 3, after he turned Game 2 of this first-round series into a personal layup drill6-1 in games following losses by at least 20 points. Dirk Nowitzki has to find a way to break away from the double team that the Spurs think is working. "For a 7-footer who is not athletic, it's pretty hard to beat a double team, especially against smaller guys," Nowitzki said. "I just have to take what's there. I think I had some good shots in the second half. Obviously I forced a couple of 3s when we were down 20, but I think I'm going to have a few opportunities. If I have them, I have to make sure I make the best out of them."

Recent Trends to Consider:
  • Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
  • Favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
  • Road team is 15-7 ATS in the last 22 meetings.
  • Mavericks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
  • Mavericks are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games playing on 2 days rest.
  • Mavericks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a SU loss of more than 10 points.
  • Mavericks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
  • Mavericks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games.  

2009 NBA Playoffs Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs  
When: Thurs, April 23, 2009 10:30 PM ET         
Line: Sportsbook.com
Pick: Mavs -5

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The Bottom Line:  The Mavs play a much better game at home and you can expect Nowitzki to have a better game. Go Mavs! Get your 2009 NBA Playoffs Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction in now at Sportsbook.com and receive a 10% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit



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