Dallas at Atlanta

Dallas has always been strong on their homecourt, but they are not the same team on the road. We get an edge in the line here because the Mavs are off and running to a 3-1 start on the road. That is misleading because they have lost to the only winning team they have faced on the road and have three wins vs teams that combine for an 1-27 record. Atlanta is not in that category and have been very streaky this season. They opened with six straight wins, promptly lost four straight and are back on track with wins in each of their last two. The Mavs are coming up empty vs the Eastern Conference at just 1-7-1 ATS in their last nine while Atlanta holds a 17-8 ATS mark after a win. I'll go with Atlanta in this one.