Dallas at Houston

Dallas has been one of the best road teams in the NBA with a 14-5-2 ATS record while Houston is only 11-11 ATS at home and 22-29 ATS overall. The Rockets have fallen on hard times recently, losing six of their last nine games and they are playing their first home game after a four-game trip that ended with a loss at Portland. The Mavericks are 17-6-3 ATS their last 26 games when following a loss and 18-6-2 ATS after an ATS loss. Also, Dallas is 11-4 ATS after losing by at least 10 points at home. Houston has covered just twice its last seven games as a favorite. Dallas has also covered four of the last five meetings. Take the Mavericks.