Dallas Mavericks (42-26) at Brooklyn Nets (36-33)
Dallas heads to Brooklyn on the back of a huge comeback win over the Celtics in Boston on Monday. After falling behind by 13 pts at one stage, the Mavs rallied to win 95-92 on the back of Doncic's 26 pts. They've now won 4 straight road games and will be confident in their defence against Brooklyn. The Mavs have allowed an average of just 103 pts in their last 5 games and they've won 4 of 5.
On Wednesday, Kyrie Irving dominated the Magic with a 60 point haul as the Nets put up 150 pts in the 42 point victory. Led by Irving's impressive shooting display, the Nets shot 60% from the field and 59% from three. However, Irving won't be available for this matchup as he still can't play home games. So Kevin Durant will look to take the scoring duties after letting Kyrie do his thing against Orlando. They could get Seth Curry back from an ankle injury after he missed Wednesday's game.
The Mavs have been hard to beat on the road and with the Nets missing Irving, their offence could struggle to put up a winning score.
Stadium Record
The Nets have lost 4 of their last 5 at home. Dallas are 7-3 at this venue.
Head to Head Record
Brooklyn won the only meeting of the season but the Mavs are 6-4 since 2017.
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Chicago Bulls (41-27) at Utah Jazz (42-26)
After back to back wins, the Bulls were disappointing against the Kings to kick off this road trip as they went down 112-103. Zach LaVine top-scored for the Bulls with 27 points last time out but DeRozan had a fairly quiet game for his standards. The Bulls did beat the Jazz at home in the early stages of this season but their road form at the moment suggests they need to improve on both sides of the court.
In Tuesday's matchup against the Bucks, the Jazz led by 11 pts but couldn't stop the likes of Giannis in the end as they were defeated 117-111. The loss also snapped a 9 game winning streak at home. Both Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley finished with 29 pts. However, they were poor from the field as they shot 39%. So that's an area to improve on against the Bulls. In terms of injuries, Bogdanovic and House Jr. are out.
The Jazz have been tough to beat at home and the Bulls aren't in the best form. We'll stick with the home team as they've covered in 6 of their last 9 home games.
Stadium Record
Utah is 9-1 at home. The Bulls have lost 4 of their last 5 in Utah.
Head to Head Record
Chicago beat the Jazz in October but the Jazz have 6 of the last 10 meetings.
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Boston Celtics (41-28) at Golden State Warriors (47-22)
The Celtics winning streak ended on Monday after a 3 pt loss against the Mavericks. They would be disappointed after letting a 13 pt lead slip so they'll look to improve against the Warriors. In this 4 game road trip, the clash with Golden State is arguably the toughest so look for Boston to go hard for the win and rest up against the Kings on Saturday. The key for Boston will be their defence, which has been elite. They've allowed just 99 points per game in their last 3.
Golden State come into this important clash having won 4 straight games. They've won all 4 games by over 10 points as well. On Tuesday, they thrashed the Wizards 126-112 as Steph Curry put on a clinic with 47 pts. They also got Draymond Green back from injury and the big three of Curry/Thompson/Green will be hard to stop as the playoffs near. The Warriors should be confident on their home court against Boston having won 3 straight at home and they beat the Celtics in Boston this season by 4 pts.
The Under does have a good record when these two teams meet and we also like it here. Overall, the Under is 10-2 at any venue and 5-0 when the Warriors are the home side.
Stadium Record
The Warriors are 17-5 in their last 22 at home. Boston has won 5 of their last 6 on the road against Golden State.
Head to Head Record
Boston are 7-3 in this matchup since 2017. However, the Warriors won the earlier season meeting 111-107.
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