Dallas at Los Angeles

The Dallas Mavericks head to Los Angeles to take on the hot Clippers, and they have no choice but to be focused as they are fighting for the playoffs. The Mavs have a strong road pedigree over the last two seasons, owning an NBA best 49-27-1 ATS on the road. Those numbers pale in contrast to the way they have played when the games have been expected to be the most competitive. Their road mark goes to 24-6 ATS when the line is -3 to +4.5. The Mavs are also the NBA's best team when coming off a loss where they are 38-13 ATS in their last 51. The Clippers have not fared well when coming off a long road trip of seven days or longer, coming home to a 7-15 ATS mark in their last 22. Dallas owns a 7-2 ATS mark in their last nine trips here, and at the very least they will take this to the wire. Take the points on Dallas.