Dallas at New Orleans

It has been a grind for the Mavs of late, who had a muscle tussle last night with San Antonio. Just take a look at the last few days. They played at home against Toronto on Sunday. They then traveled to play Oklahoma City on Monday. They came home with a day off and had their war with San Antonio last night, and now go back on the road to New Orleans. That is four games in five nights - alternating home and away. I can hardly expect they have much left in the tank for this one. That is just half the problem. The Hornets are no cupcakes. In fact at home they are good - standing at 21-9 here. They are healthy again and after discovering life without Chris Paul wasn't so nice, the Hornets have rattled off five straight wins. They are catching an already bad road team in the Mavs in a very bad spot. The Hornets get the win and cover in this one.