Thursday NBA Playoff Pick
(The Spread) – After some back and forth action so far between Dallas and Portland, the Mavericks will look to put the Blazers away in Game 6 tonight.
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The Mavericks covered as a 5-point home favorite in Game 1 when the topped the Blazers, 89-81. Dallas again took care of business at home as a 4-point favorite, beating Portland, 101-89.
But the Blazers answered back in Game 3, beating the Mavs 97-92 as a 5-point favorite. The Blazers came back in Game 4 and also produced a victory (84-82), but the Mavs took Game 6 93-82 as a 5-point favorite.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Blazers 4-point home favorites over the Mavericks, while the over/under total for this game is currently 182.5 points. Tip off tonight is 10:30PM ET.
NBA Playoff Free Pick: The value is once again in Dallas tonight. According to latest NBA trends, the Mavericks are 4-0-1 against the spread in their last five games against the Blazers, while Portland is 0-5-1 ATS in its last six games overall. The Blazers are also 1-5 ATS in their last six games as a favorite of 0.5-4.5. Dirk Nowitzki is coming off a sound outing on Monday night (25 points, eight rebounds, three assists), and I expect the same effort tonight.
THURSDAY NBA PLAYOFF FREE PICK: DALLAS MAVERICKS +4
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