NBA Betting: Dallas Mavericks vs. Memphis Grizzlies Odds & Pick: March 31st 2010

Dallas Mavericks vs. Memphis Grizzlies
Free NBA Pick: Dallas -2 -110 odds
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Dallas is coming off a huge home win over Denver on Monday but it cannot let up here. The 16-point win by the Mavericks revenged an earlier 36-point loss at Denver back in February but they are not in position to start feeling too good about themselves. They are currently in second place in the Western Conference but are ahead of Utah by just a half-game and Denver by just a game so every game counts and these are ones that they cannot take for granted. With a game at home against Orlando tomorrow night, there is the thought of a possible lookahead but there are several factors that go against that. One being the playoff seeding but another is the lack of success Dallas has had in Memphis in recent trips. The Mavericks have lost three straight meetings in Memphis including the one game played there this season as they shot 35.2 percent from the floor, the second lowest shooting percentage this season. Dallas did bounce back with a home win over the Grizzlies later that month and Dallas has an even bigger edge this time around. This will be the first meeting since Dallas acquired Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood from Washington and since that trade, it is 17-5 in the 22 games with the new lineup. The Mavericks recently went though a 2-4 spurt as the offense hit an inconsistent patch but that offense looks to be back in good form, scoring 109 and 111 points the last two games. That trend should continue as the Mavericks face another poor defensive team as Memphis is allowing 103.3 ppg on the season, eighth worse in the league. The Grizzlies have allowed 107 ppg over their last five games and 106.1 ppg over their last 10 games. Memphis is 22-15 at home this season but that is a skewed record of late especially. It has not defeated a playoff bound team at home since defeating the Lakers way back on February 1st. The Grizzlies are 0-8 since then, going 1-7 ATS as well. Dallas is 12-8 ATS this season on the road against teams with a winning record while the Grizzlies are 10-13 ATS at home against teams with a winning record. Also, Memphis is 0-8 ATS in its last eight games coming off two or more straight road losses. 3* Dallas Mavericks