Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks odds, picks and predictions

Payton Shanks | Staff Writer

The Phoenix Suns (33-22) visit the Dallas Mavericks (32-23) Thursday. Tip-off from American Airlines Center is set for 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Suns vs. Mavericks odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: Tied 1-1

Phoenix entered the All-Star break coming off a 116-100 win over the Detroit Pistons Feb. 14 while covering as a 13.5-point home favorite. The Suns were led by F Kevin Durant and his 25 points on an efficient 8-of-13 night from the field; the Suns had 4 players score in double figures. Phoenix has won back-to-back games and is 5-1 in its last 6.

Dallas covered as an 11.5-point home favorite in a 116-93 rout of the San Antonio Spurs Feb. 14 before the break. G Kyrie Irving scored 34 points on 15-of-22 shooting. The Mavs have won 6 consecutive games and have covered the spread in 5 of 6.

Suns at Mavericks odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Suns +126 (bet $100 to win $126) | Mavericks -148 (bet $148 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Suns +2.5 (-106) | Mavericks -2.5 (-114)
Over/Under (O/U): 244 (O: -108 | U: -112)

Suns at Mavericks key injuries

Suns

G Bradley Beal (hamstring) questionable

Mavericks

G Luka Doncic (nose) probable
F Dante Exum (knee) out
C Dereck Lively II (nose) probable

For most recent updates: Official NBA injury report.

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Suns at Mavericks picks and predictions

Prediction

Mavericks 121, Suns 119

Moneyline

LEAN MAVERICKS (-148).

Dallas is very hot right now, having won 6 straight, and the Mavericks are 17-13 at home this season.

Dallas is the better team offensively and has more depth than the Suns thanks to some trade deadline moves, so the Mavericks should come away with the win here.

This is only a lean because the Suns are a very good road team and recent matchups between these squads have been pretty even; the Mavericks are 6-4 straight up in the last 10 meetings.

Against the spread

LEAN SUNS +2.5 (-106).

Phoenix has covered the spread in back-to-back games and is 7-3 ATS in its last 10. The Suns are also 2-1 ATS in the last 3 meetings and have covered the spread in back-to-back matchups vs. the Mavericks in Dallas.

This is only a lean because the Mavericks have played above expectation in the last 10 meetings (7-3 ATS), but with Phoenix's recent play, I still like the Suns to cover here.

This is your riskiest bet for this game, as the Mavericks have been the better ATS team this season.

Over/Under

LEAN UNDER 244 (-112).

The Under is 2-1 in Phoenix's last 3 games and has hit in 6 of the Suns' last 10. The Under has hit in back-to-back games for Dallas and is 7-3 in the Mavs' last 10.

The Under is 2-1 in the last 3 Phoenix-Dallas matchups and is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.

This is only a lean because both teams have a lot of offensive firepower, so both teams could get hot and easily score north of 120 points each.

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