The Wizards had the second-worst defense in the NBA last season, giving up 120.4 points per game. Their lack of defense was on full display against the Bucks in their season opener two days ago in a 133-120 defeat. Washington struggled to defend the paint against Milwaukee. That flaw will be a major weakness against the taller, more physical Mavericks. It will be magnified even worse if Dallas center Daniel Gafford can play after missing the Mavericks' opening game because of a right ankle sprain. He is listed as questionable. The Mavericks should be highly focused here after they laid an egg in their opener at home two days ago, losing 125-92 to the Spurs as 3-point favorites. The Mavericks shot just 37 percent from the field and were outrebounded, 50–37. They couldn't stop Victor Wembanyama. Dallas should shoot much better here, and they certainly don't have to worry about Washington having anyone within miles of Wembanyama's skills. Star rookie Cooper Flagg should get better with each game, too, for Dallas. Not only are the Wizards in a complete rebuild, but they are terrible against the spread. They went 34-47-1 ATS last season for 42 percent and are 0-1 ATS this season. Take the Mavericks.
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Who was the public on? 60% of the public bets were on Dallas Mavericks on the -4.5 ATS. And, 67% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Dallas would win by a score of 118.6 to 114.4 with Dallas winning on the moneyline, Washington winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 54% of the public bets were on Dallas Mavericks on the -9.5 ATS. And, 68% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Dallas would win by a score of 118.0 to 109.0 with Dallas winning on the moneyline, Washington winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Washington at Dallas
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 54% of the public bets were on Dallas Mavericks on the -13 ATS. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Dallas would win by a score of 121.2 to 109.1 with Dallas winning on the moneyline, Washington winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Washington at Dallas
The Washington Wizards are certainly the worst team in the NBA at 6-32 on the season. They head to Dallas in the thralls of a 13-game losing streak. The Wizards play little if any, defense, and opponents are averaging 122ppg against them. The Wizards attempt 91 shots per game and make 13 from 3-point range, so they are a volume-shooting team that manages to get points. Additionally, they aren't likely to draw out their opponent's "A" game, so it becomes a defenseless game. Dallas scores 115.1ppg, but when they play against Eastern Conference teams, they average 120.5. I'm sure they get more than that tonight. Dallas is 8-3 to the OVER vs. the East, and Washington is 12-8 to the OVER vs. the West. Make the play OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Washington Wizards on the +14 ATS. And, 59% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Dallas would win by a score of 124.0 to 110.3 with Dallas winning on the moneyline, Washington winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Dallas (NBA-535) MONEYLINE + Drake (CBB-767) MONEYLINE
Combine the Mavericks (-1000) and the Bulldogs (-610) into a 2-team parlay at -357 odds.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 60% of the public bets were on Dallas Mavericks on the -11.5 ATS. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Dallas would win by a score of 127.3 to 115.7 with Dallas winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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