Dallas Mavericks (9-4) vs. Phoenix Suns (10-3)
November 17, 2021 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Phoenix Suns -8; Over/Under: +220
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The Phoenix Suns play host to the Dallas Mavericks at the Footprint Center on Wednesday night.
The Dallas Mavericks have been in great form lately as they’ve won five of their last six games and they will be aiming for a third straight victory after taking down the Nuggets in a 111-101 home win on Monday. Kristaps Porzingis led the team with 29 points, 11 rebounds and three assists, Luka Doncic added 23 points with eight rebounds and 11 assists while Tim Hardaway Jr. chipped in with 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists. As a team, the Mavericks shot 50 percent from the field and 14 of 36 from the 3-point line as they struggled early and fell behind by as many as 13 points, before they clamped down defensively in the second half where they held the Nuggets to just 43 points to escape with the win.
Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns have been on fire lately as they will be looking to build on their current nine-game win streak after outlasting the Timberwolves in a 99-96 road win on Monday. Devin Booker led the team with 29 points and five assists, DeAndre Ayton added 22 points with 12 rebounds on 10 of 14 shooting while Chris Paul chipped in with 21 points and eight assists. As a team, the Suns shot 37 percent from the field and seven of 31 from the 3-point line as they struggled on offense for three quarters, before flipping a switch in the fourth quarter where Chris Paul scored 19 of his 21 points to carry the Suns over the line. Mikal Bridges scored just seven points on two of eight shooting while Jae Crowder had a night to forget as he scored just two points on zero of nine shooting.
Looking at the betting trends, the Mavericks are 2-5 ATS in their last seven road games, 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games following a win and 1-4 ATS in their last five games against a team above .600. The Suns are 4-0 ATS in their last four home games, 48-22-1 ATS in their last 71 games against a team with a winning record and 7-1 ATS in their last eight games overall.
Head to head, the under is 4-1 in the last five meetings overall, the Mavericks are 1-7 ATS in the last eight meetings in Phoenix and the Mavericks are 6-20 ATS in the last 26 meetings overall.
The Mavericks have been in great shape lately and they are coming into this one fresh off a nice win over the Nuggets, but the big news is that they will be without Luka Doncic who has been ruled with an ankle sprain. The Suns are currently the hottest team in the league, but they will be looking to improve after only just scraping past the slumping Timberwolves on Monday. The Mavericks are only 1-7 ATS in the last eight meetings in Phoenix and they won’t even have Doncic for this one, so I’m sticking with the Suns at home.
