The 11-10 Dallas Mavericks will travel to play the 11-9 Boston Celtics in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Boston is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The betting odds from this NBA game have the home team Boston Celtics favored by -6 points with an over under line of 195 points. There has been no line movement since the odds opened up in this game a few hours ago.
Dallas and Boston met twice last season with Dallas winning and covering the point spread in both games. Trend: Dallas Mavericks are 3-0 ATS in their past three meetings with the Boston Celtics.
The Mavericks have strung together three straight wins. They close out their road trip with wins at Phoenix and Houston. They hosted the Sacramento Kings on Monday and pick up the 119-96 victory as a -6 point favorite. Dallas is 4-7 straight up on the road. The Mavericks are still paying without Dirk Nowtizki as he continues to rehab his surgically repaired knee and will return either last December or early January. In his absence the Mavs had struggled for points until the past two games where the put up 116 on Houston and 119 on Sacramento. Prior to those they were held to under 100 points in six straight games.
The Celtics are 7-4 on their home court this season. They are 5-5 the past ten games. They come off the 92-79 home win against the Philadelphia 76ers as a -6 point favorite. Boston has been stout on defense as they have allowed no more than 95 points to their past six opponents. Boston shoots for a good percentage making 47 ½% of their shots. Paul Pierce leads the team with 19 points per game. Newly acquired Jason Terry contributes with 13 points per contest with a 46% shooting percentage.