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Dallas at Los Angeles

May 22, 2021
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Premium Pick Game of the Year

Dallas heads out on the road for Game 1 at a tough place to play. It's a rematch of a first-round series that the Clippers won last year, 4-2. Dallas has a weakness that can be exploited, which is their rebounding, ranked #21 in the league in total boards and #25 in offensive rebounding. Los Angeles is 43-30 ATS against winning teams and 51-35 ATS versus opponents who shoot 46% or better. Los Angeles has the second-best home record in the Western Conference and is dominant defensively, fourth in the NBA in points allowed. The Clippers are 32-15 ATS off a road loss, plus 38-22 ATS revenging a loss to the same opponent. Play Los Angeles for my NBA Playoffs Round 1 Game of the Year.

2 units on Los Angeles -5.5 (-108) (risk 2 to return 3.85)
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Dallas Mavericks img
33
27
26
27
113
Los Angeles Clippers
30
25
25
23
103
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